neo-
TranslingualEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”)
PrefixEdit
neo-
- new. (Often used to form clade or taxonomic names indicating more recent branching than a morphologically or otherwise similar group.)
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EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek prefix νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnioʊ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈniːəʊ/
PrefixEdit
neo-
- new
- contemporary
- (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chemistry) Having a structure, similar to that of neopentane, in which each hydrogen atom of a methyl group has been replaced by an alkyl group
- (organic chemistry) Being a newly-discovered or -synthesized variant of an existing compound
SynonymsEdit
- (new): ceno-
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TranslationsEdit
new
contemporary
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DutchEdit
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neo-
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FinnishEdit
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neo-
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GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”)
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
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neo-
Usage notesEdit
Nouns with this prefix are capitalized, just like other nouns in German.
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HungarianEdit
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neo-
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IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
neo-
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Category Indonesian words prefixed with neo- not found
Further readingEdit
- “neo-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
IrishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).
PrefixEdit
neo-
SynonymsEdit
- (before native words): nua-
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ItalianEdit
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neo-
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Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”).
PrefixEdit
neo-
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Further readingEdit
- “neo-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”).
PrefixEdit
neo-
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Further readingEdit
- “neo-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos).
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
neo-
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Further readingEdit
- neo- in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- neo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
PortugueseEdit
PronunciationEdit
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neo-
- neo- (indicates novelty, newness)
- forms demonyms corresponding to placenames that contain novo or nova (“new”)
- Nova Zelândia (“New Zealand”) → neozelandês (“New Zealander”)
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Scottish GaelicEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Irish nem- (compare Irish neamh-, Manx neu-).
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neo-
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SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-, prefix), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).
PrefixEdit
neo-
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “neo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014