παλιο-

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek παλιός (paliós).

Pronunciation

Prefix

παλιο- (palio-)

  1. added before a noun to create words that indicate something is old:
    παλιο- (palio-) + ‎παπούτσι (papoútsi, shoe) → ‎παλιοπάπουτσο (paliopápoutso, old shoe)
    παλιο- (palio-) + ‎ρούχο (roúcho, piece of clothing) → ‎παλιόρουχο (palióroucho, old clothing)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) added before a noun to create words that indicate something is bad or bad quality:
    παλιο- (palio-) + ‎γέρος (géros, old man) → ‎παλιόγερος (paliógeros, old bastard)
    παλιο- (palio-) + ‎καιρός (kairós, weather) → ‎παλιόκαιρος (paliókairos, awful weather)
    παλιο- (palio-) + ‎δουλειά (douleiá, job) → ‎παλιοδουλειά (paliodouleiá, lousy job)

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