zoo-

See also: zoo, Zoo, zôo, zōo, -zoo, and zoö-

English

Etymology

From (combining form of) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈzəʊ.ə/, /ˈzəʊ.əʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈzoʊ.ə/, /ˈzoʊ.oʊ/

Prefix

zoo-

1. animal

Usage notes

• Before a vowel, contracts to zo-.

Derived terms

English words prefixed with zoo-

Translations

pertaining to animals

• Finnish: zoo- (fi)
• French: zoo- (fr)
• Italian: zoo-

• Portuguese: zoo- (pt)
• Russian: зоо- (ru) (zoo-)
• Spanish: zoo- (es)

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Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsoː/, [ˈts̠o̞ː]

Prefix

zoo-

1. zoo-

Derived terms

Finnish words prefixed with zoo-

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French

Etymology

From (combining form of) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɔ.o/, /zɔ.ɔ/

Prefix

zoo-

1. zoo-

Derived terms

French words prefixed with zoo-

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Italian

Etymology

From (combining form of) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˌd͡zɔ.o/

Prefix

zoo-

1. zoo-

Derived terms

Italian words prefixed with zoo-

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Portuguese

Etymology

From (combining form of) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

Prefix

zoo-

1. zoo-

Derived terms

Portuguese words prefixed with zoo-

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζῷο- (zôio-), combining form of ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

Prefix

zoo-

1. zoo-

Derived terms

Spanish words prefixed with zoo-

Related terms

• -zoo

Further reading

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