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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

pseudo- en · X

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsuː.doʊ/ yod-dropping
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈsjuː.doʊ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- From Middle English pseudo- (but uncommon before Modern English), from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”).

Meanings

  1. (morpheme) False; not genuine; fake.
  2. (morpheme, proscribed) Quasi-; almost.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
pseud- alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

pseudodiequatorial · pseudodiaxial · pseudo-Latin · pseudodicotomous

Synonyms

mis-

Translations (60)

sh надри- (not genuine) · nn psevdo- (not genuine) · de pseudo- (not genuine) · bg псевдо- (not genuine) · nb psevdo- (not genuine) · ga bréag- (not genuine) · cmn 假- (not genuine) · eo pseŭdo- (not genuine) · cmn 偽- /伪- (not genuine) · grc ψευδο- (not genuine) · da pseudo- (not genuine) · fr pseudo- (not genuine) · ja 疑似 (not genuine) · ru псевдо- (not genuine) · kmr zirr- (not genuine) · is gervi- (not genuine) · pl pseudo- (not genuine) · sh nadri- (not genuine) · ja 擬- (not genuine) · uk псевдо- (not genuine) · fi sala- (not genuine) · nb pseudo- (not genuine) · cs pa- (not genuine) · nn falsk- (not genuine) · ka ფსევდო- (not genuine) · hi छद्म- (not genuine) · ckb زِڕ- (not genuine) · pl niby- (not genuine) · fi pseudo- (not genuine) · sv fusk- (not genuine) · cs pseudo- (not genuine) · sv pseudo- (not genuine) · nn pseudo- (not genuine) · es seudo- (not genuine) · sv falsk- (not genuine) · es pseudo- (not genuine) · ia pseudo- (not genuine) · yue 偽- /伪- (not genuine) · de after- (not genuine) · hu ál- (not genuine) · mul pseudo- (not genuine) · it pseudo- (not genuine) · sdh زِڕ- (not genuine) · de falsch- (not genuine) · el ψευδο- (not genuine) · ca pseudo- (not genuine) · km -ក្លែងក្លាយ (not genuine) · hi कूट- (not genuine) · nb falsk- (not genuine) · io pseudo- (not genuine) · de schein- (not genuine) · ar زائف- (not genuine) · fi vale- (not genuine) · ka კვაზი- (not genuine) · da skin- (not genuine) · hu pszeudo- (not genuine) · gl pseudo- (not genuine) · ru лже- (not genuine) · pt pseudo- (not genuine) · sv kvasi- (not genuine)