ψαρο-

Greek

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /psa.ɾo/
Hyphenation: ψα‧ρο-

Etymology 1

Inherited from Byzantine Greek ψαρο- (psaro-). From ψάρ(ι) (psár(i), “fish”) + -ο- (-o-).

Alternative forms

ψαρό- (psaró-)
ψαρ- (psar-) (before vowel)

Prefix

ψαρο- • (psaro-) or ψαρό- & ψαρ- before vowel

of or pertaining to fishing
‎ψαρο- (psaro-) + ‎ντουφέκι (ntouféki, “rifle”) → ‎ψαροντούφεκο (psarontoúfeko, “speargun”)

‎ψαρό- (psaró-) + ‎βάρκα (várka, “small boat, barca”) → ‎ψαρόβαρκα (psaróvarka, “small fishihng boat”)
of or pertaining to fish
‎ψαρο- (psaro-) + ‎κόκαλο (kókalo, “bone”) → ‎ψαροκόκαλο (psarokókalo, “fishbone”)

‎ψαρ- (psar-) + ‎αγορά (agorá, “market”) → ‎ψαραγορά (psaragorá, “fishmarket”)

Derived terms

Greek terms prefixed with ψαρο-

Greek terms prefixed with ψαρό-

Greek terms prefixed with ψαρ-

Etymology 2

From ψαρ(ός) (psar(ós), “with gray, grayish hair”) + -ο- (-o-).

Prefix

ψαρο- • (psaro-)

with gray hair

References

ψαρο- - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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