παλιο-

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παλιός (paliós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaʎo/

Prefix

παλιο- • (palio-)

  1. added before a noun to create words that indicate something is old:
    ‎παλιο- (palio-) + ‎παπούτσι (papoútsi, “shoe”) → ‎παλιοπάπουτσο (paliopápoutso, “old shoe”)
    ‎παλιο- (palio-) + ‎ρούχο (roúcho, “piece of clothing”) → ‎παλιόρουχο (palióroucho, “old clothing”)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) added before a noun to create words that indicate something is bad or bad quality:
    ‎παλιο- (palio-) + ‎γέρος (géros, “old man”) → ‎παλιόγερος (paliógeros, “old bastard”)
    ‎παλιο- (palio-) + ‎καιρός (kairós, “weather”) → ‎παλιόκαιρος (paliókairos, “awful weather”)
    ‎παλιο- (palio-) + ‎δουλειά (douleiá, “job”) → ‎παλιοδουλειά (paliodouleiá, “lousy job”)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Greek terms prefixed with παλιο-
παλιάνθρωπος
Greek terms prefixed with παλιό-
παλιόγερος
παλιόγρια
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