eco

See also eco-, -eco, and ECO

English

Etymology

Shortening of ecology

Adjective

eco (comparative more eco, superlative most eco)

1. Environmentally friendly or sensitive.
   • 2008 December 28, Lucy Siegle, “Why older isn't always wiser”:

     Except that the smart eco (and fiscal) thing to do is to wait until your current appliance has reached its break-even point […]

Anagrams

• CEO, COE, EOC

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Catalan

Noun

eco m. (plural ecos)

1. echo

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Esperanto

Etymology

Back-formation from -eco (“quality”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈetso/
• Hyphenation: e‧co

Noun

eco (plural ecoj, accusative singular econ, accusative plural ecojn)

1. quality, attribute

See also

• propreco

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Italian

Noun

eco m. (plural echi)

1. echo
2. echoing sound

Noun

eco f. inv.

1. (Short form of: ecografia, medicine) ultrasound, ultrasonography

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• echo (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin echo, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhō), from ἠχή (ēkhē, “sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂gʰ-.

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA: /ˈɛ.ko/

Noun

eco m. (plural ecos)

1. echo (a reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer)

Synonyms

• repercussão, ressonância, ressono, ressoo

Related terms

• ecoante, ecoar, ecolalia, reverberar

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin echo, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ.

Noun

eco m. (plural ecos)

1. echo

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Venetian

Etymology 1

Compare Italian eco

Noun

eco m. (plural echi)

1. echo

Etymology 2

Compare Italian ecco

Adverb

eco

1. here

Derived terms

• ècome, ècone, ècote, ècove, ècoło, ècheło, ècoła , ècheła, ècołi, èchełi, ècołe, èchełe (adverbial pronouns)