neo-

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

Translingual

Etymology

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

Prefix

neo-

1. new. (Often used to form clade or taxonomic names indicating more recent branching than a morphologically or otherwise similar group.)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Neoceti
• Neognathae
• Neoptera

• Neopterygii
• Neornithes

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnioʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈniːəʊ/

Prefix

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chemistry) Having a structure, similar to that of neopentane, in which each hydrogen atom of a methyl group has been replaced by an alkyl group
4. (organic chemistry) Being a newly-discovered or -synthesized variant of an existing compound

Synonyms

• (new): ceno-

Antonyms

• paleo-

Derived terms

English words prefixed with neo-

• neo-evangelicalism
• Neo Hasidism
• neolithic
• neologism
• neonate
• neo-Nazi
• neophyte
• neoteny

 

Translations

new

• Bengali: নও- (nôo-)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 新- (zh)

• Finnish: neo- (fi)
• German: neo- (de), neu-
• Greek: νεο- (el) (neo-)
• Hindi: नव (hi) (nav), नव्य (hi) (navya)
• Hungarian: neo- (hu)
• Irish: neo-
• Italian: neo- (it)

• Japanese: 新- (ja) (しん-, shin-)
• Macedonian: нео- (neo-), ново- (novo-)
• 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-

Anagrams

• -one, EON, NOE, Noe, eno-, eon, one

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Dutch

Prefix

neo-

1. neo-

Derived terms

Dutch words prefixed with neo-

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Finnish

Prefix

neo-

1. neo-

Derived terms

Finnish words prefixed with neo-

Anagrams

• eno

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German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Prefix

neo-

1. neo-

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

German words prefixed with neo-

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛo]

Prefix

neo-

1. neo-

Derived terms

Hungarian words prefixed with neo-

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian prefixes

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Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [neo]
• Hyphenation: néo

Prefix

neo-

1. neo-

Derived terms

Category Indonesian words prefixed with neo- not found

Further reading

• “neo-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Irish

Etymology

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

Prefix

neo-

1. neo-

Synonyms

• (before native words): nua-

Derived terms

Irish words prefixed with neo-

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Italian

Prefix

neo-

1. neo-

Derived terms

Italian words prefixed with neo-

Anagrams

• -one, Eno, Noè, eno-

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Prefix

neo-

1. neo-

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål words prefixed with neo-

Further reading

• “neo-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Prefix

neo-

1. neo-

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk words prefixed with neo-

Further reading

• “neo-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.ɔ/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛɔ
• Syllabification: ne‧o

Prefix

neo-

1. neo- (new)

   Synonym: nowo-

2. neo- (contemporary)

   Synonyms: nowo-, współ-

Derived terms

Polish words prefixed with neo-

Further reading

• neo- in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• neo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌnɛw/, [ˌnɛo̯]

Prefix

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”)

Derived terms

Portuguese words prefixed with neo-

Related terms

• novo

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Prefix

neo-

1. un-

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic words prefixed with neo-

See also

• mì-
• eu-
• do-

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Prefix

neo-

1. neo-

Derived terms

Spanish words prefixed with neo-

Further reading

• “neo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014