{"id":2633,"date":"2017-07-12T07:50:53","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T07:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2633"},"modified":"2017-07-12T07:50:53","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T07:50:53","slug":"common-greek-compound-nouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/common-greek-compound-nouns\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Greek compound nouns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Greek compound words are used very frequently. In an older post there was a list of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/playing-with-greek-verbs\/\">compound verbs<\/a>. In this post, there are two lists of words composed by the nouns <strong>\u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9<\/strong> (house) and<strong> \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong> (man) and another noun or adjective.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/07\/dollhouse-1311358_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Dollhouse 1311358 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2635\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/07\/dollhouse-1311358_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/07\/dollhouse-1311358_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/07\/dollhouse-1311358_640-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>\u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h4>\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03ba\u03bb\u03cc\u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf [\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03ba\u03bb\u03b1 (doll) + \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9]: dollhouse<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u0397 \u039d\u03b5\u03c6\u03ad\u03bb\u03b7 \u03c0\u03ae\u03c1\u03b5 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03ad\u03b8\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03ba\u03bb\u03cc\u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03b5 \u03bc\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9\u03bf, \u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03b6\u03af\u03bd\u03b1, \u03c3\u03b1\u03bb\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b4\u03cd\u03bf \u03c5\u03c0\u03bd\u03bf\u03b4\u03c9\u03bc\u03ac\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1. Nefeli got for her birthday a doll house with a bathroom, a kitchen a living-room and two bedrooms.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>\n<h4>\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c7\u03cc\u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf [\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c7\u03cc\u03c2 (wheel) + \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9]: trailer<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b7\u03b3\u03b1\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c3\u03b5 \u03be\u03b5\u03bd\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03bf. \u03a0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c4\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1\u03be\u03b9\u03b4\u03b5\u03cd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c7\u03cc\u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2. They don\u2019t like staying in a hotel. They prefer to travel with their trailer.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>\n<h4>\u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf [\u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03c2 (it shows that something is in a bad condition) + \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9]; shack<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u03a3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03b5\u03bc\u03bf \u03ad\u03bc\u03b5\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd \u03c3\u03b5 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bb\u03b9\u03cc\u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03c7\u03b5 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b8\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1. During the war, they used to live in a shack that had no windows.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>\n<h4>\u03c7\u03b1\u03bc\u03cc\u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf [\u03c7\u03ac\u03bc\u03c9 (down) + \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9]: poor house with low ceiling<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u03a0\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03b5\u03be\u03ae\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c7\u03c1\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1, \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae \u03c4\u03b7 \u03b3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac \u03c5\u03c0\u03ae\u03c1\u03c7\u03b1\u03bd \u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u03c7\u03b1\u03bc\u03cc\u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03b1. \u03a4\u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03af\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b9\u03bf \u03b1\u03ba\u03c1\u03b9\u03b2\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03ba\u03af\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2. Sixty years ago, there were only poor houses in this neighborhood. Nowadays, it is one of the most expensive districts in the city.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>\n<h4>\u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03cc\u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf [\u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 (countryman) + \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9]: village house<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u03a4\u03b1 \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03cc\u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03c9\u03c1\u03b1\u03af\u03b5\u03c2 \u03b3\u03bb\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b1\u03c5\u03bb\u03ae. The village houses have very nice pots with flowers in the yard.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h4>\u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2-\u03b7-\u03bf [\u03b1\u03c0\u03cc (privative prefix) + \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2]: inhuman, cruel<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u039f \u03a3\u03c0\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b3\u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5. \u03a4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03ad\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03b5 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03ae\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac \u03c0\u03ae\u03c1\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c6\u03c4\u03ac \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03be\u03b1\u03c6\u03b1\u03bd\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5. Spiros treated his parents cruelly. He made them sell the house and then took the money and disappeared.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>\n<h4>\u03c5\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 [\u03c5\u03c0\u03cc (sub) + \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2]: subhuman<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u03b1\u03c6\u03b5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c5\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc\u03c0\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2. \u039d\u03bf\u03bc\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03bf\u03b9 \u03c6\u03c4\u03c9\u03c7\u03bf\u03af \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c5\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9. Our boss is arrogant. He thinks that poor people are subhumans.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>\n<h4>\u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 [\u03c3\u03c5\u03bd (and) + \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2]: the other members of the society, fellow human beings<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u039f \u03b9\u03b5\u03c1\u03ad\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5 \u03ad\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03ce\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b1\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc. \u03a4he priest organized a fund raising for our fellow human beings who lost their homes after the earthquake (because of the earthquake).<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>\n<h4>\u03bb\u03c5\u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 [\u03bb\u03cd\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 (wolf) + \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2]: werewolf<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u0397 \u039a\u03c9\u03bd\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03af\u03bd\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03c0\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c3\u03ad\u03bb\u03b7\u03bd\u03bf \u03b3\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bb\u03c5\u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c8\u03b1\u03bd. Konstantina told the kids that she turns into a werewolf under the full moon and they believed her.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>\n<h4>\u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 [\u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03ce (to hate) + \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2]: a person who dislikes the others, misanthrope<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03b5\u03bc\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03cd\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03ad\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd. \u0395\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2. He has no friends because he does not trust anybody. He is a misanthrope.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>\n<h4>\u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c7\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 [\u03b2\u03ac\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c7\u03bf\u03c2 (frog) + \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2]: frogman<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u039f\u03b9 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1\u03c7\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9 \u03ad\u03bc\u03b5\u03b9\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd \u03ad\u03be\u03b9 \u03ce\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03ac\u03c4\u03c9 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03bd\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc. The frogmen stayed for six hours underwater.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li>\n<h4>\u03b1\u03c7\u03c5\u03c1\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 [\u03ac\u03c7\u03c5\u03c1\u03bf (straw) + \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2]: straw man<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u0391\u03c0\u03ad\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03be\u03b1\u03bd \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03bf \u03a0\u03c1\u03cc\u03b5\u03b4\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b1\u03c7\u03c5\u03c1\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03be\u03c5\u03c0\u03b7\u03c1\u03b5\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03c6\u03ad\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9\u03bd. They proved that the Chairman was a straw man who served the interests of other people.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li>\n<h4>\u03c7\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 [\u03c7\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03cc\u03c2 (thick) + \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2]: coarse, impolite<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bf \u03b3\u03b1\u03bc\u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b8\u03cc\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c4\u03c1\u03cc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2. \u0395\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c7\u03bf\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2. They don\u2019t like their son-in-law because he is impolite. He has no manners at all.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li>\n<h4>\u03c5\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2-\u03b7-\u03bf [\u03c5\u03c0\u03ad\u03c1 (super) + \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2]: superhuman<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u0388\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd \u03c5\u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c0\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b5\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03ce\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03b1\u03b3\u03b9\u03b4\u03b5\u03c5\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf \u03b6\u03ce\u03bf. They made superhuman efforts in order to save the trapped animal.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li>\n<h4>\u03c6\u03b9\u03bb\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 [\u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 (friend) + \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2]: generous, philanthropist<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03ad\u03bc\u03b1\u03b8\u03b1\u03bd \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ae\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03bf \u03c6\u03b9\u03bb\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5 \u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u03ac \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u038a\u03b4\u03c1\u03c5\u03bc\u03b1. They never found out who was the philanthropist who made a donation to the Institution.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"11\">\n<li>\n<h4>\u03c7\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 [\u03c7\u03b9\u03cc\u03bd\u03b9 (snow) + \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2]: snowman<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u039f \u03c7\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd\u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ad\u03bb\u03b9\u03c9\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ae\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf. The snowman melt in the sun.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/07\/straw-man-2274509_640.jpg\" aria-label=\"Straw Man 2274509 640\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2636\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/07\/straw-man-2274509_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/07\/straw-man-2274509_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/07\/straw-man-2274509_640-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/07\/straw-man-2274509_640-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/07\/straw-man-2274509_640-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/07\/straw-man-2274509_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>The Greek compound words are used very frequently. In an older post there was a list of compound verbs. In this post, there are two lists of words composed by the nouns \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 (house) and \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03c1\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03c2 (man) and another noun or adjective. \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03ba\u03bb\u03cc\u03c3\u03c0\u03b9\u03c4\u03bf [\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03ba\u03bb\u03b1 (doll) + \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9]: dollhouse \u0397 \u039d\u03b5\u03c6\u03ad\u03bb\u03b7 \u03c0\u03ae\u03c1\u03b5 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03ad\u03b8\u03bb\u03b9\u03ac&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/common-greek-compound-nouns\/\">Continue 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