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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

neo- en · X

Pronunciation

  • /ˈniːəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈnioʊ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- From Ancient Greek prefix νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).

Meanings

  1. (form-of, in-compounds, morpheme) Combining form of new.
    form of new
  2. (morpheme) contemporary
  3. (morpheme) Having a structure, similar to that of neopentane, in which each hydrogen atom of a methyl group has been replaced by an alkyl group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. (morpheme) Being a newly-discovered or -synthesized variant of an existing compound
  5. (especially, morpheme, of genitals) surgically created
    • neo- + penis → neopenis
    • neo- + labia → neolabia

Antonyms

paleo- · proto-

Deriveds

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

Synonyms

nov- (new) · ceno- (new)

Translations (36)

hi नव (new) · ru ново- (new) · it neo- (contemporary) · cmn 新- (new) · de neo- (contemporary) · hy նոր- (new) · ru нео- (new) · ru ново- (contemporary) · nn neo- (new) · ga neo- (new) · mk нео- (new) · hu neo- (new) · ja 現- (contemporary) · de neo- (new) · fi uus- (new) · es neo- (new) · sv neo- (new) · mk ново- (new) · fi neo- (new) · fa نو (new) · es neo- (contemporary) · bn নও- (new) · ja 新- (new) · pt neo- (contemporary) · hy նեո- (new) · el νεο- (contemporary) · pl neo- (new) · pl neo- (contemporary) · hi नव्य (new) · el νεο- (new) · it neo- (new) · pt neo- (new) · ja 現代- (contemporary) · nb neo- (new) · fa نئو (new) · de neu- (new)