θεο-

See also: θεό and θεό-

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θεός (theós, god).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθeo/

Prefix

θεο- • (theo-)

  1. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words connected God or religion; theo-:
    θεο- (theo-) + λόγος (lógos, speech, word)θεολογία (theología, theology)
    θεο- (theo-) + σέβομαι (sévomai, to respect)θεοσεβής (theosevís, devout)
    θεο- (theo-) + γνώση (gnósi, knowledge)θεογνωσία (theognosía, knowledge of God)
    θεο- (theo-) + κράτος (krátos, state)θεοκρατία (theokratía, theocracy)
    θεο- (theo-) + μισώ (misó, hate, despise)θεομίσητος (theomísitos, godforsaken, hated by God)
    θεο- (theo-) + φαίνομαι (faínomai, appear)Θεοφάνια (Theofánia, the Epiphany of Jesus)
  2. (figuratively, colloquial) added before a noun or adjective or verb to create words that indicate the quality is present to a high degree (with adjectives) or that it is very large (with nouns):
    θεο- (theo-) + βαρέλι (varéli, barrel)θεοβάρελο (theovárelo, large barrel)
    θεο- (theo-) + κουφός (koufós, deaf)θεόκουφος (theókoufos, extremely deaf, profoundly deaf)
    θεο- (theo-) + τρελός (trelós, crazy, mad)θεότρελος (theótrelos, extremely mad, as mad as a hatter)
    θεο- (theo-) + φτωχός (ftochós, poor)θεόφτωχος (theóftochos, extremely poor)

Derived terms

  • Category:Greek terms prefixed with θεο-
  • Category:Greek terms prefixed with θεό-
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