pseudo-
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pseudo-
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English edit
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- pseud- (found before vowels, as in pseudepigraphic)
Etymology edit
From Middle English pseudo- (but uncommon before Modern English), from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈs(j)uːdəʊ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsuːdoʊ/
- Hyphenation: pseu‧do-
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pseudo-
Synonyms edit
- (false): mis-
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References edit
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Pseudo-”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes VII (O–P), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1543, column 1.
Further reading edit
- “pseudo-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “pseudo-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “pseudo-”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. -- lists many derived terms
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Czech edit
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pseudo-
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- pseudo- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs).
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pseudo-
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs).
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pseudo-
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Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism (see English pseudo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs).
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pseudo-
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- “pseudo-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
French edit
Alternative forms edit
- pseud- (found before vowels, as in pseudesthésie)
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ψευδο- (pseudo-, “false”), from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”).
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pseudo-
- pseudo-
- pseudo-langue ― fake language
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- “pseudo-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German edit
Etymology edit
Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”)
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Audio (file)
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pseudo-
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Interlingua edit
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pseudo-
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- Alexander Gode, Hugh Blair (1951) Interlingua Grammar, International Auxiliary Language Association, Inc., page 110
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pseudo-
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “lying, false”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pseu̯.do/, [ps̠ɛu̯d̪ɔ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pseu̯.do/, [pseu̯d̪o]
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pseudo-
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Malay edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism (see English pseudo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs).
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pseudo-
Further reading edit
- “pseudo” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Polish edit
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pseudo-
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- pseudo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese edit
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pseudo-
- pseudo- (not genuine)
- pseudociência ― pseudoscience
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Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
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pseudo-
- pseudo- (not genuine)
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Further reading edit
- “pseudo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Words with this prefix receive a grave accent. The first pitch peak is on the syllable pseudo while the second peak is placed later in the prefixed word.
Prefix edit
pseudo-