χαμο-
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- χαμό- (chamó-)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Byzantine Greek χαμο- (khamo-): the adverb χάμ(ω) (chám(o), “down on the ground”) + -ο- (-o-, interfix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]χαμο- • (chamo-)
- the adverb χάμω as first combining form denoting:
- sense: "down"
- sense: "near the ground" (as of plants or animals living near the ground):
- χαμό (chamó) + δέντρο (déntro, “tree”) → χαμόδεντρο (chamódentro, “a low tree, a bush”)
- see synonym χαμηλο- (chamilo-, “low-”)
- (figuratively) sense: "poor", "humble"
- (figuratively) sense: "slightly" or "with difficulty"
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- χαμο-, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language