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-iot

-iot suffix: of or relating to an island or peninsula in Greece or the Hellenic sphere.

Suffix

-iot

  1. Of or relating to an island or peninsula in Greece or the Hellenic sphere.

Origin of -iot

Back-formation of Cypriot, from Ancient Greek Κυπριώτης (Kupriṓtēs, “Cypriot”).

Questions about -iot

What does -iot mean?
-iot means of or relating to an island or peninsula in Greece or the Hellenic sphere.
What part of speech is -iot?
-iot is a suffix.

Words near -iot in the dictionary

  1. -iod-
  2. -ioid
  3. -ion
  4. -ions
  5. -ior
  6. -iot
  7. -iour
  8. -ious
  9. -irudin
  10. -isation
  11. -isations

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