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πιό
more (used before an adjective or adverb to form the comparative) /pço/
adverbB1#1204 most common
Also: -er (comparative suffix equivalent)
Example sentences
Το σπίτι είναι πιο μεγάλο.
The house is bigger.
Αυτό το βιβλίο είναι πιο ενδιαφέρον από το άλλο.
This book is more interesting than the other one.
Πρέπει να είσαι πιο υπομονετικός με τα παιδιά.
You need to be more patient with the children.
Η κατάσταση έγινε πιο περίπλοκη μετά την απόφαση του δικαστηρίου.
The situation became more complicated after the court's decision.
Όσο περισσότερο μελετούσε, τόσο πιο σίγουρος ένιωθε για τις απόψεις του.
The more he studied, the more confident he felt about his views.
Θα ήταν πιο συνετό να αναβάλουμε την απόφαση παρά να ενεργήσουμε βιαστικά υπό την πίεση των περιστάσεων.
It would be wiser to postpone the decision than act hastily under the pressure of circumstances.
Word family
πλέονmore (formal/literary equivalent of πιο)
περισσότεροmore (alternative comparative adverb)
πολύςmuch, many, a lot ofπλήθοςcrowd, multitudeπλείστοςmost, the greatest number of (archaic/formal superlative)
Etymology
Πιο is a worn-down form of the ancient comparative πλέον, meaning 'more'. Over centuries of spoken use the λ dropped out, giving the medieval form πλιο and then the modern πιο. Greek speakers now use it as the standard way to build comparatives, placing it before an adjective or adverb rather than changing the word's ending.
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