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Greek
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek -ποιῶ (-poiô), verb ποιῶ (poiô), ποιέω (poiéō, “to do, to make”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /piˈo/
- Hyphenation: -ποι‧ώ
Suffix
-ποιώ • (-poió)
- A verbal suffix indicating the production of an action or characteristic: -ise, -ify
- Αγγλία (Anglía, “England”) + -ποιώ (-poió) → αγγλοποιώ (anglopoió, “to anglicise”)
- άγιος (ágios, “saint”) + -ποιώ (-poió) → αγιοποιώ (agiopoió, “to sanctify”)
Conjugation
Derived terms
- and see: ποιώ (poió, “make”) (formal)