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See also: Neo, NEO, neó, Néo, ne'o, neo-, néo-, and Appendix:Variations of "neo"

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

neo (plural neos)

  1. (dated, fandom slang, science fiction) Clipping of neofan.
    • 1964 April 2, Bennett Ron, Skyrack‎, number 65:
      Ken Bulmer pointed out that the attitude of a fan who had read much sf is different from that of a neo who is reading sf for the first time.
    • 1976 August 25, Ian Maule, Checkpoint‎, number 72:
      This fabulous fannish cover illustrated the three stages of fandom: the neo, the trufan, and the BNF.
    • 1996 November 3, Richard J. Faulder, Gegenschein‎, number 80:
      Edwina, and neofen of her generation (this is not a criticism - everyone starts out as a neo), being new to sffandom, and not a member of faandom, would not have noticed this.
  2. (politics) Clipping of neoconservative.
    • 1994, Samuel Francis, Beautiful Losers: Essays on the Failure of American Conservatism, page 180:
      The neos seem to be no less uncomfortable with the paleos than the paleos are with the neos, […]
    • 2008, Ben J. Wattenberg, Fighting Words: A Tale of How Liberals Created Neo-Conservatism, page 6:
      Some say the neos are good for what ails us on both foreign and domestic fronts, while others are quick to debate that.
  3. (LGBT, slang, chiefly in the plural) Clipping of neopronoun.

Etymology 2

Noun

neo

  1. (aviation) Alternative letter-case form of NEO

See also

Anagrams

Cubeo

Pronunciation

Noun

neo

  1. cooking oil, motor oil, gasoline.

See also

References

  • N. L. Morse; J. K. Salser; N. de Salser (1999), "neo", in Diccionario ilustrado bilingüe: cubeo-español, espanõl-cubeo, →ISBN
  • N. L. Morse; M. B. Maxwell (1999), Cubeo Grammar: Studies in the languages of Colombia 5, Summer Institute of Linguistics, →ISBN

Italian

Etymology

From Latin naevus (“mole, birthmark”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.o/
  • Rhymes: -ɛo
  • Hyphenation: nè‧o

Noun

neo m (plural nei)

  1. mole (on skin)
  2. beauty spot
  3. flaw, defect

Noun

neo m (invariable)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of neon

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *nēō, from earlier *nējō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-.

Pronunciation

Verb

neō (present infinitive nēre, perfect active nēvī, supine nētum); second conjugation

  1. (transitive) to spin; weave, interlace, entwine
    Nē, māter; suam.
    Weave, mother; I sew.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of neō (second conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present neō nēs net nēmus nētis nent
imperfect nēbam nēbās nēbat nēbāmus nēbātis nēbant
future nēbō nēbis nēbit nēbimus nēbitis nēbunt
perfect nēvī nēvistī nēvit nēvimus nēvistis nēvērunt,
nēvēre
pluperfect nēveram nēverās nēverat nēverāmus nēverātis nēverant
future perfect nēverō nēveris nēverit nēverimus nēveritis nēverint
passive present neor nēris,
nēre 		nētur nēmur nēminī nentur
imperfect nēbar nēbāris,
nēbāre 		nēbātur nēbāmur nēbāminī nēbantur
future nēbor nēberis,
nēbere 		nēbitur nēbimur nēbiminī nēbuntur
perfect nētus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect nētus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect nētus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present neam neās neat neāmus neātis neant
imperfect nērem nērēs nēret nērēmus nērētis nērent
perfect nēverim nēverīs nēverit nēverīmus nēverītis nēverint
pluperfect nēvissem nēvissēs nēvisset nēvissēmus nēvissētis nēvissent
passive present near neāris,
neāre 		neātur neāmur neāminī neantur
imperfect nērer nērēris,
nērēre 		nērētur nērēmur nērēminī nērentur
perfect nētus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect nētus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — nē — — nēte —
future — nētō nētō — nētōte nentō
passive present — nēre — — nēminī —
future — nētor nētor — — nentor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives nēre nēvisse nētūrum esse nērī nētum esse nētum īrī
participles nēns — nētūrus — nētus nendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
nendī nendō nendum nendō nētum nētū

Noun

neō

  1. dative/ablative singular of neon

Derived terms

References

  • “neo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “neo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • neo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nawi, from Proto-Germanic *nawiz, *nawaz (“corpse”), from Proto-Indo-European *neh₂w- (“the deceased, corpse”).

Pronunciation

Noun

nēo n

  1. a corpse

Declension

Declension of neo (strong wa-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative nēo nēo
accusative nēo nēo
genitive nēowes nēowa
dative nēowe nēowum

Derived terms

Old Saxon

Etymology

From ne- +‎ eo (“ever”).

Adverb

neo

  1. never

Scottish Gaelic

Conjunction

neo

  1. Alternative form of no.

Spanish

Noun

neo m (plural neos)

  1. (rare) Alternative spelling of neón

Further reading

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *tʃ-rn-ɛːw, an *-rn- (instrumental derivative) infixed form of Proto-Vietic *tʃɛːw, whence Modern Vietnamese xeo. Related to chèo (“oar”), derived from a differently infixed form.

Noun

(classifier mũi, cái) neo • (𪲍)

  1. (nautical) anchor
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Cognate with Muong Bi đeo (“few”).

Adjective

neo

  1. (now rarely seen in isolation) few
    • 1937, Ngô Tất Tố, chapter 2, in Tắt đèn:
      - Tôi nói là nói người khác kia! Chứ ông... nhà neo, lắm việc, tôi có trách gì ông đâu... Kìa các ông ấy đã ra cả kìa!
      "It's other people that I talked about! As for you, your family is small and you're always busy, how could I put any blame on you... Oh look, they have come!"
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