neo-

See also: neo, Neo, NEO, neó, Néo, ne'o, néo-, and Appendix:Variations of "neo"

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TranslingualEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin

PrefixEdit

neo-

1. Used to form clade or taxonomic names indicating more recent branching than a morphologically or otherwise similar group

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

Neoceti Neognathae Neoptera

Neopterygii Neornithes

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EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈniːəʊ/

EtymologyEdit

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

PrefixEdit

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chemistry) Having a structure, similar to that of neopentane, in which each hydrogen atom of a methyl group has been replaced by an alkyl group.

AntonymsEdit

• paleo-

Derived termsEdit

► English words prefixed with neo-

Terms derived from neo-

• Neapolis - the original name for Naples
• neoclassical
• neoconservatism
• neo-evangelicalism
• neogothic
• Neo Hasidism

• neo-Latin
• neoliberalism
• neolithic
• neologism
• neon
• neonate

• neo-Nazi
• neo-pantheism
• neophilia
• neophobia
• neophyte
• neoteny

TranslationsEdit

new

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 新- (zh)

• Finnish: neo- (fi)
• German: neo- (de)
• Greek: νεο- (el) ‎(neo-)
• Hungarian: neo- (hu)
• Irish: neo-
• Italian: neo- (it)

• Japanese: 新- (ja) ‎(しん-, shin-)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: neo-

  Nynorsk: neo-

• Persian: نو (fa) ‎(now-), نئو ‎(neo-)
• Portuguese: neo- (pt)
• Russian: нео- (ru) ‎(neo-), ново- ‎(novo-)
• Spanish: neo-

contemporary

• German: neo- (de)
• Greek: νεο- (el) ‎(neo-)
• Italian: neo- (it)

• Japanese: 現- (ja) ‎(げん-, gen-), 現代- (ja) ‎(げんだい-, gendai-)
• Portuguese: neo- (pt)
• Russian: ново- ‎(novo-)
• Spanish: neo-

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FinnishEdit

PrefixEdit

neo-

1. neo-

Derived termsEdit

► Finnish words prefixed with neo-

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GermanEdit

PrefixEdit

neo-

1. neo-

Usage notesEdit

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

Derived termsEdit

► German words prefixed with neo-

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HungarianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛo]

PrefixEdit

neo-

1. neo-

Derived termsEdit

► Hungarian words prefixed with neo-

See alsoEdit

• Appendix:Hungarian prefixes

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IrishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PrefixEdit

neo-

1. neo-

SynonymsEdit

• (before native words): nua-

Derived termsEdit

► Irish words prefixed with neo-

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ItalianEdit

PrefixEdit

neo-

1. neo-

Derived termsEdit

► Italian words prefixed with neo-

• See Category:Italian words prefixed with neo-, but the prefix neo- is regularly added to almost any noun to signify a new one.

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PrefixEdit

neo-

1. neo-

ReferencesEdit

► Norwegian Bokmål words prefixed with neo-

• “neo-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PrefixEdit

neo-

1. neo-

ReferencesEdit

► Norwegian Nynorsk words prefixed with neo-

• “neo-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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PortugueseEdit

PrefixEdit

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”)

Related termsEdit

• novo

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Scottish GaelicEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PrefixEdit

neo-

1. un-

Derived termsEdit

► Scottish Gaelic words prefixed with neo-

See alsoEdit

• mì-
• eu-
• do-

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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PrefixEdit

neo-

1. neo-

Derived termsEdit

► Spanish words prefixed with neo-