σκυλο-
Greek
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek σκύλος (skúlos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]σκυλο- • (skylo-)
- added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something related to dogs:
- σκυλο- (skylo-) + λέγω (légo, “ancient sense - to collect, to gather”) → σκυλολόι (skylolói, “pack of dogs”)
- σκυλο- (skylo-) + τροφή (trofí, “food, feed”) → σκυλοτροφή (skylotrofí, “dog food”)
- σκυλο- (skylo-) + σπίτι (spíti, “house”) → σκυλόσπιτο (skylóspito, “doghouse”)
- σκυλο- (skylo-) + καβγάς (kavgás, “fight”) → σκυλοκαβγάς (skylokavgás, “dog fight”)
- σκυλο- (skylo-) + ψάρι (psári, “fish”) → σκυλόψαρο (skylópsaro, “dog fish”)
- σκυλο- (skylo-) + ζωή (zoḯ, “life”) → σκυλοζωή (skylozoḯ, “dog's life”)
- added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something deformed or ugly:
- σκυλο- (skylo-) + μούρη (moúri, “face”) → σκυλομούρης (skylomoúris, “dog-faced man, ugly man”)
- σκυλο- (skylo-) + -άδικο (-ádiko, “place”) → σκυλάδικο (skyládiko, “bad quality nightclub”)
- added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something negative to a high degree:
- σκυλο- (skylo-) + βαριέμαι (variémai, “to be bored”) → σκυλοβαριέμαι (skylovariémai, “to be extremely bored”)
- σκυλο- (skylo-) + βρίζω (vrízo, “to insult”) → σκυλοβρίζω (skylovrízo, “to insult mercilessly”)
- σκυλο- (skylo-) + μετανιώνω (metanióno, “to regret”) → σκυλομετανιώνω (skylometanióno, “to regret bitterly”)
Derived terms
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