ασπρο-

Greek

Alternative forms

• ασπρό- (aspró-), ασπρ- (aspr-)

Etymology

From άσπρος (áspros, “white”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.spɾo/
• Hyphenation: α‧σπρο-

Prefix

ασπρο- • (aspro-)

1. prefix denoting the property of being white (colloquial, compare more formal λευκο- (lefko-))

   ‎ασπρο- (aspro-) + ‎γένι (géni, “beard”) + ‎-ης (-is) → ‎ασπρογένης (asprogénis, “whitebeard”)

   ‎ασπρό- (aspró-) + ‎ρούχο (roúcho, “garment”) → ‎ασπρόρουχο (aspróroucho, “undergarment; whites, linen”)

   ‎ασπρό- (aspró-) + ‎χώμα (chóma, “soil”) → ‎ασπρόχωμα (aspróchoma, “chalky soil”)

   ‎ασπρ- (aspr-) + ‎αγκάθι (agkáthi, “thorn”) → ‎ασπράγκαθο (asprágkatho, “name of various thorny plants”)

   ‎ασπρο- (aspro-) + ‎θάλασσα (thálassa, “sea”) + ‎-ίτης (-ítis) + ‎-ικος (-ikos) → ‎ασπροθαλασσίτικος (asprothalassítikos, “relating to the Aegean”)

Synonyms

• λευκο- (lefko-, “white-related prefix”)

Antonyms

• μαυρο- (mavro-, “black-related prefix”)
• καρα- (kara-, “black-related prefix”)

Derived terms

Greek terms prefixed with ασπρο-

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Greek terms prefixed with ασπρ-

Further reading

• ασπρο-, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language