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χειρο-
χειρο-
See also: χειρό-
Greek
Alternative forms
Prefix
χειρο- • (cheiro-)
- added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicate something done by hand:
- καλλιέργεια (kalliérgeia, “farming, cultivation”)
χειροκαλλιέργεια (cheirokalliérgeia, “farming done by hand”)
- κινητός (kinitós, “moveable, mobile”)
χειροκίνητος (cheirokínitos, “manual, hand-operated”)
- νέμω (némo, “to make use of, to take advantage of”)
χειρονομία (cheironomía, “hand gesture”)
- τέχνη (téchni, “art”)
χειροτεχνία (cheirotechnía, “crafts”)
- έργο (érgo, “work”)
χειρουργός (cheirourgós, “surgeon”)
- καλλιέργεια (kalliérgeia, “farming, cultivation”)
- added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicate something is used, moved, transported etc by hand:
- φρένο (fréno, “brake”)
χειρόφρενο (cheirófreno, “handbrake”)
- βομβίδα (vomvída, “grenade”)
χειροβομβίδα (cheirovomvída, “hand grenade”)
- αποσκευή (aposkeví, “luggage”)
χειραποσκευή (cheiraposkeví, “hand luggage”)
- αντλία (antlía, “pump”)
χειραντλία (cheirantlía, “hand pump”)
- φρένο (fréno, “brake”)
Derived terms
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