neo-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "neo"
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”).
Prefix
editneo-
- new. (Often used to form clade or taxonomic names indicating more recent branching than a morphologically or otherwise similar group.)
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English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek prefix νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈniːəʊ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnioʊ/
Prefix
editneo-
- 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chemistry) Having a structure, similar to that of neopentane, in which each hydrogen atom of a methyl group has been replaced by an alkyl group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
- (surgery, especially of genitals) surgically created
Synonyms
editAntonyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editnew
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contemporary
Anagrams
editCatalan
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-, prefix), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).
Pronunciation
edit(attracts secondary stress)
Prefix
editneo-
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “neo-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
Dutch
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Prefix
editneo-
Derived terms
editFinnish
editEtymology
editInternationalism (see English neo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek νέος (néos).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editneo-
Synonyms
edit- (especially before native words): uus-
Derived terms
editAnagrams
editGerman
editEtymology
editAncient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”)
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Prefix
editneo-
Usage notes
editNouns with this prefix are capitalized, just like other nouns in German.
Derived terms
editHungarian
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”).[1]
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editneo-
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editneo-
- 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
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “neo-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).
Prefix
editneo-
Synonyms
edit- (before native words): nua-
Derived terms
editItalian
editPrefix
editneo-
Derived terms
editAnagrams
editNorwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”).
Prefix
editneo-
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “neo-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”).
Prefix
editneo-
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “neo-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
editEtymology
editDerived from Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /nɛ.ɔ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛɔ
- Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
Prefix
editneo-
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- neo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
editPronunciation
edit
Prefix
editneo-
- 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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editRelated terms
editScottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish nem- (compare Irish neamh-, Manx neu-).
Prefix
editneo-
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editSee also
editSpanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-, prefix), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).
Prefix
editneo-
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “neo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Swedish
editPrefix
editneo-
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- en:Organic chemistry
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