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Greek
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek βρέμω (brémō, “to crash, to bang”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
βρομο- • (vromo-)
- added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicate something dirty or malodorous:
- βρομο- (vromo-) + νερό (neró, “water”) → βρομόνερο (vromónero, “dirty water, wastewater”)
- βρομο- (vromo-) + πόδι (pódi, “foot”) → βρομοποδαράς (vromopodarás, “person with smelly feet”)
- added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicate something is figuratively dirty, vulgar or rude:
- βρομο- (vromo-) + γλώσσα (glóssa, “tongue”) → βρομόγλωσσα (vromóglossa, “vulgar talker, rude talker”)
- βρομο- (vromo-) + κουβέντα (kouvénta, “chat, word”) → βρομοκουβέντα (vromokouvénta, “vulgar talk, rude talk”)
- (colloquial, offensive) added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicate something which causes great anger or discomfort on someone or someone who is very contemptible or hated:
- βρομο- (vromo-) + καιρός (kairós, “weather”) → βρομόκαιρος (vromókairos, “lousy weather”)
- βρομο- (vromo-) + παιδί (paidí, “child”) → βρομόπαιδο (vromópaido, “little shit, horrible child”)
- βρομο- (vromo-) + θηλυκός (thilykós, “female”) → βρομοθήλυκο (vromothílyko, “wretched bitch”)
- βρομο- (vromo-) + δουλειά (douleiá, “work, job”) → βρομοδουλειά (vromodouleiá, “wretched job, dirty work”)
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