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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κομέω (koméō, “to care for”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-κόμος • (-kómos) m or f
- added to a noun, to create words for a (male or female) person who provides care for that noun:
- νόσος (nósos, “disease”) + -κόμος (-kómos) → νοσοκόμος (nosokómos, “nurse”)
- βρέφος (vréfos, “infant”) + -κόμος (-kómos) → βρεφοκόμος (vrefokómos, “foundling hospital nurse”)
- γέρος (géros, “old man”) + -κόμος (-kómos) → γηροκόμος (girokómos, “old people's home nurse”)
- added to certain food-related nouns, to create words for a (male or female) person who produces that food:
- γάλα (gála, “milk”) + -κόμος (-kómos) → γαλακτοκόμος (galaktokómos, “dairy farmer”)
- βούτυρο (voútyro, “butter”) + -κόμος (-kómos) → βουτυροκόμος (voutyrokómos, “butter producer”)
- τυρί (tyrí, “cheese”) + -κόμος (-kómos) → τυροκόμος (tyrokómos, “cheesemaker”)
- μέλισσα (mélissa, “bee”) + -κόμος (-kómos) → μελισσοκόμος (melissokómos, “beekeeper”)
Declension
- -κομείο n (-komeío) (place where something is made or produced or location in which care is provided)
- -κομία f (-komía) (general noun referring to care or production)