-κόμος

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κομέω (koméō, “to care for”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkomos/

Suffix

-κόμος • (-kómos) m or f

1. added to a noun, to create words for a (male or female) person who provides care for that noun:

   ‎νόσος (nósos, “disease”) + ‎-κόμος (-kómos) → ‎νοσοκόμος (nosokómos, “nurse”)

   ‎βρέφος (vréfos, “infant”) + ‎-κόμος (-kómos) → ‎βρεφοκόμος (vrefokómos, “foundling hospital nurse”)

   ‎γέρος (géros, “old man”) + ‎-κόμος (-kómos) → ‎γηροκόμος (girokómos, “old people's home nurse”)

2. added to certain food-related nouns, to create words for a (male or female) person who produces that food:

   ‎γάλα (gála, “milk”) + ‎-κόμος (-kómos) → ‎γαλακτοκόμος (galaktokómos, “dairy farmer”)

   ‎βούτυρο (voútyro, “butter”) + ‎-κόμος (-kómos) → ‎βουτυροκόμος (voutyrokómos, “butter producer”)

   ‎τυρί (tyrí, “cheese”) + ‎-κόμος (-kómos) → ‎τυροκόμος (tyrokómos, “cheesemaker”)

   ‎μέλισσα (mélissa, “bee”) + ‎-κόμος (-kómos) → ‎μελισσοκόμος (melissokómos, “beekeeper”)

Declension

declension of -κόμος

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	-κόμος •	-κόμοι •
genitive	-κόμου •	-κόμων •
accusative	-κόμο •	-κόμους •
vocative	-κόμε •	-κόμοι •

Related terms

• -κομείο n (-komeío) (place where something is made or produced or location in which care is provided)
• -κομία f (-komía) (general noun referring to care or production)