νεκρο-

See also: νεκρό-

Greek

Alternative forms

• νεκρό- (nekró-)
• νεκρ- (nekr-)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós, “dead”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnekɾo/

Prefix

νεκρο- • (nekro-)

1. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something related to death or dying; necro-:

   ‎νεκρο- (nekro-) + ‎ανάσταση (anástasi, “revival”) → ‎νεκρανάσταση (nekranástasi, “resurrection”)

   ‎νεκρο- (nekro-) + ‎γεννάω (gennáo, “to give birth”) → ‎νεκρογενής (nekrogenís, “stillborn”)

   ‎νεκρο- (nekro-) + ‎θάβω (thávo, “to bury”) → ‎νεκροθάφτης (nekrotháftis, “grave digger, sexton”)

   ‎νεκρο- (nekro-) + ‎κεφαλή (kefalí, “head”) → ‎νεκροκεφαλή (nekrokefalí, “death's head, skull and crossbones”)

   ‎νεκρο- (nekro-) + ‎μαντεία (manteía, “divination”) → ‎νεκρομαντεία (nekromanteía, “necromancy”)

   ‎νεκρο- (nekro-) + ‎τάφος (táfos, “grave”) → ‎νεκροταφείο (nekrotafeío, “graveyard, cemetery”)

   ‎νεκρο- (nekro-) + ‎τομή (tomí, “incision, cut”) → ‎νεκροτομή (nekrotomí, “autopsy, post-mortem examination”)

   ‎νεκρο- (nekro-) + ‎φέρω (féro, “to bring, to bear”) → ‎νεκροφόρα (nekrofóra, “hearse”)

Derived terms

Greek terms prefixed with νεκρο-

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Category Greek terms prefixed with νεκρ- not found

Further reading

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