-ώροφος

Greek Etymology Learnedly, from el grc -ώροφος.%ωροφος% -ώροφος The noun grc ὄροφος as second combining form, with vowel change according to Wackernagel's law "lengthening in composition" (here, from brachy, short omicron ⟨ο⟩ to macron, long omega ⟨ω⟩).Nagy, Gregory (2008) Greek, II§6"when two vowels come together as the final and initial elements of two compound-formants, the resulting contraction will entail the elision of the first vowel (V1) and the lengthening of the second vowel (V2)" Pronunciation el /ˈo.ɾo.fos/ el -ώ ρο φος Suffix m the noun el όροφος as second combining form of adjectives or nouns denoting the number of floors or their characteristics el τρι- tri-, three τριώροφος three floor el ημι- semi- ημιώροφος mezzanine, entresol, Declension As a noun: -ώροφ -ωρόφ The fist forms, less formal, colloquial. As an adjective:ος-η-ο -ώροφ 1 Derived terms el -ώροφος References