-πωλείο

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πωλῶ (pōlô, to sell)

see also: -είο (-eío) and -ποιείο (-poieío)

Suffix

-πωλείο (-poleío) n

  1. Used to form shops, retail outlets, etc:
    σίδηρος (sídiros, iron) + -πωλείο (-poleío)σιδηροπωλείο (sidiropoleío, ironmonger)
    βιβλίο (vivlío, book) + -πωλείο (-poleío)βιβλιοπωλείο (vivliopoleío, bookshop)

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