-πωλείο

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πωλῶ (pōlô, “to sell”)

see also: -είο (-eío) and -ποιείο (-poieío)

Suffix

-πωλείο • (-poleío) n

  1. Used to form shops, retail outlets, etc:
    ‎σίδηρος (sídiros, “iron”) + ‎-πωλείο (-poleío) → ‎σιδηροπωλείο (sidiropoleío, “ironmonger”)
    ‎βιβλίο (vivlío, “book”) + ‎-πωλείο (-poleío) → ‎βιβλιοπωλείο (vivliopoleío, “bookshop”)

Declension

Declension of -πωλείο
singular plural
nominative -πωλείο • -πωλεία •
genitive -πωλείου • -πωλείων •
accusative -πωλείο • -πωλεία •
vocative -πωλείο • -πωλεία •

Synonyms

Derived terms

Greek terms suffixed with -πωλείο
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