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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κομέω (koméō, “to care for”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-κομείο • (-komeío) n
- added to a noun, to create words for buildings and locations where care is provided to that noun:
- νόσος (nósos, “disease”) + -κομείο (-komeío) → νοσοκομείο (nosokomeío, “hospital”)
- τρελός (trelós, “madman”) + -κομείο (-komeío) → τρελοκομείο (trelokomeío, “madhouse”)
- βρέφος (vréfos, “infant”) + -κομείο (-komeío) → βρεφοκομείο (vrefokomeío, “foundling hospital”)
- γέρος (géros, “old man”) + -κομείο (-komeío) → γηροκομείο (girokomeío, “old people's home, nursing home”)
- κυνός (kynós, “dog”) + -κομείο (-komeío) → κυνοκομείο (kynokomeío, “dog kennels”)
- added to certain food-related nouns, to create words for buildings and locations where that food is produced:
- γάλα (gála, “milk”) + -κομείο (-komeío) → γαλακτοκομείο (galaktokomeío, “dairy farm, dairy”)
- βούτυρο (voútyro, “butter”) + -κομείο (-komeío) → βουτυροκομείο (voutyrokomeío, “place where butter is made, creamery”)
- τυρί (tyrí, “cheese”) + -κομείο (-komeío) → τυροκομείο (tyrokomeío, “place where cheese is made, creamery”)
- μέλισσα (mélissa, “bee”) + -κομείο (-komeío) → μελισσοκομείο (melissokomeío, “bee hive, apiary”)
Declension
- -κόμος m (-kómos) (male carer or producer)
- -κομία f (-komía) (general noun referring to care or production)