παλιο-

Greek

Alternative forms

• παλιό- (palió-)
• παλι- (pali-)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παλιός (paliós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaʎo/

Prefix

παλιο- • (palio-)

1. added before a noun to create words that indicate something is old:

   ‎παλιο- (palio-) + ‎παπούτσι (papoútsi, “shoe”) → ‎παλιοπάπουτσο (paliopápoutso, “old shoe”)

   ‎παλιο- (palio-) + ‎ρούχο (roúcho, “piece of clothing”) → ‎παλιόρουχο (palióroucho, “old clothing”)

2. (colloquial, derogatory) added before a noun to create words that indicate something is bad or bad quality:

   ‎παλιο- (palio-) + ‎γέρος (géros, “old man”) → ‎παλιόγερος (paliógeros, “old bastard”)

   ‎παλιο- (palio-) + ‎καιρός (kairós, “weather”) → ‎παλιόκαιρος (paliókairos, “awful weather”)

   ‎παλιο- (palio-) + ‎δουλειά (douleiá, “job”) → ‎παλιοδουλειά (paliodouleiá, “lousy job”)

Synonyms

• (old): παλαιο- (palaio-)
• (bad): κωλο- (kolo-), σκατο- (skato-)

Derived terms

Greek terms prefixed with παλιο-

Greek terms prefixed with παλιό-

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