σκυλο-

See also: σκύλο and σκυλό-

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκύλος (skúlos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈscilo/

Prefix

σκυλο- • (skylo-)

  1. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something related to dogs:
    ‎σκυλο- (skylo-) + ‎λέγω (légo, “ancient sense - to collect, to gather”) → ‎σκυλολόι (skylolói, “pack of dogs”)
    ‎σκυλο- (skylo-) + ‎τροφή (trofí, “food, feed”) → ‎σκυλοτροφή (skylotrofí, “dog food”)
    ‎σκυλο- (skylo-) + ‎σπίτι (spíti, “house”) → ‎σκυλόσπιτο (skylóspito, “doghouse”)
    ‎σκυλο- (skylo-) + ‎καβγάς (kavgás, “fight”) → ‎σκυλοκαβγάς (skylokavgás, “dog fight”)
    ‎σκυλο- (skylo-) + ‎ψάρι (psári, “fish”) → ‎σκυλόψαρο (skylópsaro, “dog fish”)
    ‎σκυλο- (skylo-) + ‎ζωή (zoḯ, “life”) → ‎σκυλοζωή (skylozoḯ, “dog's life”)
  2. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something deformed or ugly:
    ‎σκυλο- (skylo-) + ‎μούρη (moúri, “face”) → ‎σκυλομούρης (skylomoúris, “dog-faced man, ugly man”)
    ‎σκυλο- (skylo-) + ‎-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:
    ‎σκυλο- (skylo-) + ‎βαριέμαι (variémai, “to be bored”) → ‎σκυλοβαριέμαι (skylovariémai, “to be extremely bored”)
    ‎σκυλο- (skylo-) + ‎βρίζω (vrízo, “to insult”) → ‎σκυλοβρίζω (skylovrízo, “to insult mercilessly”)
    ‎σκυλο- (skylo-) + ‎μετανιώνω (metanióno, “to regret”) → ‎σκυλομετανιώνω (skylometanióno, “to regret bitterly”)

Derived terms

Greek terms prefixed with σκυλο-
Greek terms prefixed with σκυλό-
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