Greek

Suffix

-κόμος • ‎(-kómos) m, f

1. added to a noun, to create words for a (male or female) person who provides care for that noun:

   νόσος ‎(nósos, “disease”)     νοσοκόμος ‎(nosokómos, “nurse”)

   βρέφος ‎(vréfos, “infant”)     βρεφοκόμος ‎(vrefokómos, “foundling hospital nurse”)

   γέρος ‎(géros, “old man”)     γηροκόμος ‎(girokómos, “old people's home nurse”)

2. added to certain food-related nouns, to create words for a (male or female) person who produces that food:

   γάλα ‎(gála, “milk”)     γαλακτοκόμος ‎(galaktokómos, “dairy farmer”)

   βούτυρο ‎(voútyro, “butter”)     βουτυροκόμος ‎(voutyrokómos, “butter producer”)

   τυρί ‎(tyrí, “cheese”)     τυροκόμος ‎(tyrokómos, “cheesemaker”)

   μέλισσα ‎(mélissa, “bee”)     μελισσοκόμος ‎(melissokómos, “beekeeper”)

Declension

Related terms

• -κομείο n ‎(-komeío) (place where something is made or produced or location in which care is provided)
• -κομία f ‎(-komía) (general noun referring to care or production)