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)

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