-φόρος
See also: φόρος
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editFrom φέρω (phérō, “carry, bring”) + -ος (-os)
Pronunciation
edit- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pʰó.ros/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈpʰo.ros/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈɸo.ros/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈfo.ros/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈfo.ros/
Suffix
edit-φόρος • (-phóros) m or f
Derived terms
editGreek
editAlternative forms
edit- -φόρο (-fóro)
Etymology
editFormed from the Ancient Greek verb φέρω (phérō, “carry, bring”), akin to the similar noun φόρος m (fóros, “tax”).
Pronunciation
editSuffix
edit-φόρος • (-fóros) masculine or feminine formal; feminine also -φόρα (-fóra)
- added to a noun to form a new noun for something or someone that, literally or figuratively, carries or bears that first noun:
- άχθος (áchthos, “burden”) + -φόρος (-fóros) → αχθοφόρος (achthofóros, “porter”)
- ασθενής (asthenís, “patient”) + -φόρος (-fóros) → ασθενοφόρο (asthenofóro, “ambulance”)
- πετρέλαιο (petrélaio, “petrol”) + -φόρος (-fóros) → πετρελαιοφόρο (petrelaiofóro, “petrol or oil tanker”)
- added to a noun to form a new adjective for something or someone that produces that first noun:
- καρπός (karpós, “fruit”) + -φόρος (-fóros) → καρποφόρος (karpofóros, “fruitful”)
- οπώρα (opóra, “fruit”) + -φόρος (-fóros) → οπωροφόρος (oporofóros, “fruit-producing”)
- added to a noun to form a new adjective which indicates the result caused by the modified noun:
- θάνατος (thánatos, “death”) + -φόρος (-fóros) → θανατηφόρος (thanatifóros, “lethal”)
- κέρδος (kérdos, “profit”) + -φόρος (-fóros) → κερδοφόρος (kerdofóros, “profitable”)
- added to a noun to form a new adjective or noun which indicates a wearer of the modified noun:
- κέρατο (kérato, “horn”) + -φόρος (-fóros) → κερασφόρος (kerasfóros, “horned”)
- ράσο (ráso, “robe”) + -φόρος (-fóros) → ρασοφόρος (rasofóros, “robed/robe-wearer”)
- φουστανέλα (foustanéla, “fustanella”) + -φόρος (-fóros) → φουστανελοφόρος (foustanelofóros, “fustanella-wearer”)
Derived terms
edit- γενειοφόρος (geneiofóros, “bearded”)
- ελπιδοφόρος (elpidofóros, “hopeful, promising”)
- θανατηφόρος (thanatifóros, “lethal”)
- καρποφόρος (karpofóros, “fruitful”)
- κερασφόρος (kerasfóros, “horned”)
- μαρσιποφόρος (marsipofóros, “marsupial”)
- ναρθηκοφόρος (narthikofóros, “lictor”)
- οπωροφόρος (oporofóros, “fruit”)
- πετρελαιοφόρο n (petrelaiofóro, “petrol-tanker”)
- ρασοφόρος (rasofóros, “habit-wearing”)
- τροχοφόρος (trochofóros, “wheeled”)
- φουστανελοφόρος (foustanelofóros, “fustanella-wearing”)
- Χριστόφορος (Christóforos, “Christopher”, literally “Christ-bearer”)
Related terms
edit- φορώ (foró, “to wear”)
Categories:
- Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰer-
- Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ος (o-grade)
- Ancient Greek 2-syllable words
- Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ancient Greek lemmas
- Ancient Greek suffixes
- Ancient Greek masculine suffixes
- Ancient Greek feminine suffixes
- Ancient Greek suffixes with multiple genders
- Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰer-
- Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Greek terms with IPA pronunciation
- Greek lemmas
- Greek suffixes