pseudo-

Translingual

Prefix

pseudo-

1. (biology) Not a true, appearing like a true

Derived terms

English

Alternative forms

• pseud- (found before vowels, as in pseudepigraphic)

Etymology

From Middle English pseudo- (but uncommon before Modern English), from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈs(j)uːdəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England)

  (file)

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsuːdoʊ/
• Hyphenation: pseu‧do-

Prefix

pseudo-

1. False, not genuine, fake

Synonyms

• (false): mis-

Derived terms

• pseudodiaxial
• pseudodicotomous
• pseudodiequatorial
• pseudodoxy
• pseudo-Latin

Translations

References

• James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Pseudo-”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes VII (O–P), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1543, column 1.

Further reading

• “pseudo-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “pseudo-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “pseudo-”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. -- lists many derived terms

Anagrams

• does up, doupes, souped

Czech

Prefix

pseudo-

1. pseudo-

   Synonym: pa-

Derived terms

Related terms

• pseudonym

Further reading

• pseudo- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /søvdo-/,

Prefix

pseudo-

1. pseudo-

Synonyms

• skin-

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpsœy̯.doː/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

pseudo-

1. pseudo-

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English pseudo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpseu̯do-/,

Prefix

pseudo-

1. pseudo-

Derived terms

Further reading

• “pseudo-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Alternative forms

• pseud- (found before vowels, as in pseudesthésie)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψευδο- (pseudo-, “false”), from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /psø.do/

• Audio

  (file)

Prefix

pseudo-

1. pseudo-

   pseudo-langue ― fake language

Derived terms

Further reading

• “pseudo-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

German

Etymology

Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”)

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Prefix

pseudo-

1. pseudo-

Derived terms

Further reading

• “pseudo-” in Duden online
• “pseudo-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Interlingua

Prefix

pseudo-

1. pseudo-

References

• Alexander Gode, Hugh Blair (1951) Interlingua Grammar, International Auxiliary Language Association, Inc., page 110

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpsɛw.do/
• Hyphenation: psèu‧do-

Prefix

pseudo-

1. pseudo-

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “lying, false”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /pseu̯.do/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pseu̯.do/,

Prefix

pseudo-

1. false, fake

Derived terms

Malay

Etymology

Internationalism (see English pseudo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(p)sudo-/, /(p)seudo-/
• Hyphenation: (p)su‧do-, (p)séu‧do-

Prefix

pseudo-

1. pseudo-

Further reading

• “pseudo” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpsɛw.dɔ/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛwdɔ
• Syllabification: pseu‧do

Prefix

pseudo-

1. pseudo-

   Synonym: niby-

Derived terms

Further reading

• pseudo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpsew.do/, /piˌsew.do/, /-du/

Prefix

pseudo-

1. pseudo- (not genuine)

   pseudociência ― pseudoscience

Derived terms

Spanish

Alternative forms

• seudo-

Prefix

pseudo-

1. pseudo- (not genuine)

Derived terms

Further reading

• “pseudo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²(p)sɛvdʊ-/

Words with this prefix receive a grave accent. The first pitch peak is on the syllable pseudo while the second peak is placed later in the prefixed word.

Prefix

pseudo-

1. pseudo-

Derived terms