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σκυλο-

σκυλο-

See also: σκύλο and σκυλό-

Greek

Alternative forms

Prefix

σκυλο- (skylo-)

  1. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something related to dogs:
    λέγω (légo, ancient sense - to collect, to gather)     σκυλολόι (skylolói, pack of dogs)
    τροφή (trofí, food, feed)     σκυλοτροφή (skylotrofí, dog good)
    σπίτι (spíti, house)     σκυλόσπιτο (skylóspito, doghouse)
    καβγάς (kavgás, fight)     σκυλοκαβγάς (skylokavgás, dog fight)
    ψάρι (psári, fish)     σκυλόψαρο (skylópsaro, dog fish)
    ζωή (zoí, life)     σκυλοζωή (skylozoí, dog's life)
  2. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something deformed or ugly:
    μούρη (moúri, face)     σκυλομούρης (skylomoúris, dog-faced man, ugly man)
    -άδικο (-ádiko, place)     σκυλάδικο (skyládiko, bad quality nightclub)
  3. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something negative to a high degree:
    βαριέμαι (variémai, to be bored)     σκυλοβαριέμαι (skylovariémai, to be extremely bored)
    βρίζω (vrízo, to insult)     σκυλοβρίζω (skylovrízo, to insult mercilessly)
    μετανιώνω (metanióno, to regret)     σκυλομετανιώνω (skylometanióno, to regret bitterly)

Derived terms

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<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Greek_words_prefixed_with_%CF%83%CE%BA%CF%85%CE%BB%CF%8C-'>Greek words prefixed with σκυλό-</a>
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Greek_words_prefixed_with_%CF%83%CE%BA%CF%85%CE%BB-'>Greek words prefixed with σκυλ-</a>