neo-

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Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”).

Prefix

neo-

  1. new. (Often used to form clade or taxonomic names indicating more recent branching than a morphologically or otherwise similar group.)

Derived terms

Derived terms

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek prefix νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).

Pronunciation

Prefix

neo-

  1. new
  2. contemporary
  3. (organic chemistry) Having a structure, similar to that of neopentane, in which each hydrogen atom of a methyl group has been replaced by an alkyl group
  4. (organic chemistry) Being a newly-discovered or -synthesized variant of an existing compound

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with neo-

Translations

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-, prefix), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).

Pronunciation

(attracts secondary stress)

Prefix

neo-

  1. neo-, new
    Antonym: paleo-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with neo-

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

Prefix

neo-

  1. neo-

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with neo-

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English neo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek νέος (néos).

Pronunciation

Prefix

neo-

  1. neo-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with neo-

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”)

Pronunciation

Prefix

neo-

  1. neo-

Usage notes

Nouns with this prefix are capitalized, just like other nouns in German.

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with neo-

Hungarian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”).[1]

Pronunciation

Prefix

neo-

  1. neo-

Derived terms

Hungarian adjectives prefixed with neo-
Hungarian nouns prefixed with neo-

References

  1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Indonesian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛ.ɔ/
  • Hyphenation: neo

Prefix

neo-

  1. neo-
    1. new
    2. contemporary
    3. (organic chemistry) Having a structure, similar to that of neopentane, in which each hydrogen atom of a methyl group has been replaced by an alkyl group.
    4. (organic chemistry) Being a newly-discovered or -synthesized variant of an existing compound.

Derived terms

Indonesian terms prefixed with neo-

References

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).

Prefix

neo-

  1. neo-

Synonyms

  • (before native words): nua-

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with neo-

Italian

Prefix

neo-

  1. neo-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with neo-

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”).

Prefix

neo-

  1. neo-

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with neo-

Further reading

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”).

Prefix

neo-

  1. neo-

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with neo-

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos).

Pronunciation

Prefix

neo-

  1. neo- (new)
  2. neo- (contemporary)
    Synonym: współ-

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with neo-

Further reading

  • neo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Prefix

neo-

  1. neo- (indicates novelty, newness)
  2. forms demonyms corresponding to placenames that contain novo or nova (“new”)
    Nova Zelândia (“New Zealand”) → neozelandês (“New Zealander”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with neo-

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish nem- (compare Irish neamh-, Manx neu-).

Prefix

neo-

  1. un-

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms prefixed with neo-

See also

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-, prefix), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).

Prefix

neo-

  1. neo-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with neo-

Further reading

Swedish

Prefix

neo-

  1. neo-

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with neo-

See also

References

Wikious
Boobota
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