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μητρο-

μητρο-

See also: Μήτρο

Greek

Alternative forms

Prefix

μητρο- (mitro-)

  1. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something related to mothers; matri-:
    μανία (manía, mania)     μητρομανία (mitromanía, nymphomania)
    -κτονία (-ktonía, -cide)     μητροκτονία (mitroktonía, matricide)
    πόλη (póli, city, town)     μητρόπολη (mitrópoli, metropolis, chief cathedral)
    -αρχία (-archía, -archy)     μητριαρχία (mitriarchía, matriarchy)
  2. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something related to a woman's womb; matri-:
    κήλη (kíli, hernia)     μητροκήλη (mitrokíli, metrocele)
    άλγος (álgos, pain)     μητραλγία (mitralgía, pain in the womb)

Derived terms

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