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
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(form-of, in-compounds, morpheme) Combining form of new.
form of new
- (morpheme) contemporary
- (morpheme) Having a structure, similar to that of neopentane, in which each hydrogen atom of a methyl group has been replaced by an alkyl group
- (morpheme) Being a newly-discovered or -synthesized variant of an existing compound
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(especially, morpheme, of genitals) surgically created
neo- + penis → neopenis
neo- + labia → neolabia
Antonyms
Deriveds
neolithic · neophyte · neonate · neologism · Neo Hasidism · neo-Nazi · neo-evangelicalism · neoteny
Synonyms
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)