-όπουλος

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek -ποῦλος (-poûlos), itself from Latin pullus (“young, chick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈopulos/

Suffix

-όπουλος • (-ópoulos)

1. surname suffix, meaning "son of"; mainly connected to those who originated in Peloponnisos but is now widespread throughout Greece:

   ‎Παύλος (Pávlos, “Paul”) + ‎-όπουλος (-ópoulos) → ‎Παυλόπουλος (Pavlópoulos)

   ‎παπάς (papás, “priest”) + ‎-όπουλος (-ópoulos) → ‎Παπαδόπουλος (Papadópoulos)

   ‎Γιάννης (Giánnis, “John”) + ‎-όπουλος (-ópoulos) → ‎Γιαννόπουλος (Giannópoulos)

   ‎Πέτρος (Pétros, “Peter”) + ‎-όπουλος (-ópoulos) → ‎Πετρόπουλος (Petrópoulos)

Declension

  -όπουλος

case     \     number	singular
nominative	-όπουλος •
genitive	-οπούλου •
accusative	-όπουλο •
vocative	-όπουλε •

Related terms

• -οπούλου f (-opoúlou) (feminine form)