ασπρο-
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Greek[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From άσπρος (áspros, “white”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
ασπρο- • (aspro-)
- prefix denoting the property of being white (colloquial, compare more formal λευκο- (lefko-))
- ασπρο- (aspro-) + γένι (géni, “beard”) + -ης (-is) → ασπρογένης (asprogénis, “whitebeard”)
- ασπρό- (aspró-) + ρούχο (roúcho, “garment”) → ασπρόρουχο (aspróroucho, “undergarment; whites, linen”)
- ασπρό- (aspró-) + χώμα (chóma, “soil”) → ασπρόχωμα (aspróchoma, “chalky soil”)
- ασπρ- (aspr-) + αγκάθι (agkáthi, “thorn”) → ασπράγκαθο (asprágkatho, “name of various thorny plants”)
- ασπρο- (aspro-) + θάλασσα (thálassa, “sea”) + -ίτης (-ítis) + -ικος (-ikos) → ασπροθαλασσίτικος (asprothalassítikos, “relating to the Aegean”)
Synonyms[edit]
- λευκο- (lefko-, “white-related prefix”)
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Category Greek terms prefixed with ασπρό- not found
Further reading[edit]
- ασπρο- - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.