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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κομέω (koméō, “to care for”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-κομία • (-komía) f
- added to a noun, to create words describing the care of that noun:
- βρέφος (vréfos, “infant”) + -κομία (-komía) → βρεφοκομία (vrefokomía, “baby care”)
- γέρος (géros, “old man”) + -κομία (-komía) → γηροκομία (girokomía, “senior care”)
- added to certain food-related nouns, to create words for food production:
- γάλα (gála, “milk”) + -κομία (-komía) → γαλακτοκομία (galaktokomía, “dairy farming, dairy production”)
- βούτυρο (voútyro, “butter”) + -κομία (-komía) → βουτυροκομία (voutyrokomía, “butter production”)
- τυρί (tyrí, “cheese”) + -κομία (-komía) → τυροκομία (tyrokomía, “cheesemaking”)
- μέλισσα (mélissa, “bee”) + -κομία (-komía) → μελισσοκομία (melissokomía, “beekeeping”)
Declension
Derived terms
- -κομείο n (-komeío) (place produced or location in which care is provided)
- -κόμος m (-kómos) (male carer or producer)