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Greek
Etymology
Transformation of Byzantine Greek -ώ (-ṓ), (a suffix used in female name) using the ending of ἀλωπού (alōpoú, “fox”) as a phonetic basis.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ού • (-oú) f (masculine -άς)
- added to a noun to create occupation nouns for female people:
- μύλος (mýlos, “mill”) + -ού (-oú) → μυλωνού (mylonoú, “miller”)
- ψάρι (psári, “fish”) + -ού (-oú) → ψαρού (psaroú, “fisherwoman”)
- αβγό (avgó, “egg”) + -ού (-oú) → αβγουλού (avgouloú, “eggseller”)
- added to a noun to create augmentative nouns for female people, in other words that they possess the quality in excess:
- γλώσσα (glóssa, “tongue, cheek”) + -ού (-oú) → γλωσσού (glossoú, “gobby woman”)
- χείλος (cheílos, “lip”) + -ού (-oú) → χειλού (cheiloú, “big-lipped woman”)
- female patronymic surname suffix for:
- Μιχαλάς (Michalás, “Michalas”) + -ού (-oú) → Μιχαλού (Michaloú)
- Νικολάς (Nikolás, “Nicholas”) + -ού (-oú) → Νικολού (Nikoloú)
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