eco

See also: Eco, ECO, eço, eco-, -eco, and éco-

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EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Shortening of ecology

AdjectiveEdit

eco (comparative more eco, superlative most eco)

1. Environmentally friendly or sensitive.
   • 2008, December 28, “Lucy Siegle”, in Why older isn't always wiser^[1]:

     Except that the smart eco (and fiscal) thing to do is to wait until your current appliance has reached its break-even point […]

Etymology 2Edit

From ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, who propose to use the currency.

NounEdit

eco (plural ecos)

1. A proposed name for the common currency that the West African Monetary Zone plans to introduce in the framework of the Economic Community of West African States.

AnagramsEdit

• CEO, COE, CoE, EOC

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CatalanEdit

NounEdit

eco m (plural ecos)

1. echo

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EsperantoEdit

EtymologyEdit

Back-formation from -eco (“quality”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.t͡so/
• Hyphenation: e‧co

NounEdit

eco (accusative singular econ, plural ecoj, accusative plural ecojn)

1. quality, attribute

See alsoEdit

• propreco

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ItalianEdit

NounEdit

eco f (plural echi)

1. echo
2. echoing sound
3. (nautical) sounding (of the depth)

NounEdit

eco f (invariable)

1. (Short form of: ecografia, medicine) ultrasound, ultrasonography

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PortugueseEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• echo (obsolete)

EtymologyEdit

From Latin echo, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ), from ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂gʰ-.

PronunciationEdit

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ko/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ku/
• Hyphenation: e‧co

NounEdit

eco m (plural ecos)

1. echo (a reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer)

SynonymsEdit

• repercussão, ressonância, ressono, ressoo

Related termsEdit

• ecoante
• ecoar
• ecolalia
• reverberar

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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin echo, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ).

NounEdit

eco m (plural ecos)

1. echo

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VenetianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Compare Italian eco

NounEdit

eco m (plural echi)

1. echo

Etymology 2Edit

Compare Italian ecco

AdverbEdit

eco

1. here

Derived termsEdit

• ècome, ècone, ècote, ècove, ècoło, ècheło, ècoła, ècheła, ècołi, èchełi, ècołe, èchełe (adverbial pronouns)