zoo-

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See also: zoo, Zoo, zôo, zōo, -zoo, zoo꞉, and zoö-

English

Etymology

From (combining form of) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, animal).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈzəʊ.ə/, /ˈzəʊ.əʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈzoʊ.ə/, /ˈzoʊ.oʊ/

Prefix

zoo-

  1. animal

Usage notes

  • Before a vowel, contracts to zo-.

Derived terms

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, animal).

Pronunciation

Prefix

zoo-

  1. zoo-

Derived terms

French

Etymology

From (combining form of) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, animal).

Pronunciation

Prefix

zoo-

  1. zoo-

Derived terms

Italian

Etymology

From (combining form of) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, animal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˌd͡zɔ.o/
  • Hyphenation: zò‧o-

Prefix

zoo-

  1. zoo-

Derived terms

Polish

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɔ.ɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɔ
  • Syllabification:

Prefix

zoo-

  1. zoo-
    zoo- + ‎-cyd → ‎zoocyd

Derived terms

Further reading

  • zoo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, animal). Doublet of bio-.

Pronunciation

Prefix

zoo-

  1. zoo-

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζῷο- (zôio-), combining form of ζῷον (zôion, animal).

Prefix

zoo-

  1. zoo-

Derived terms

Further reading