eco

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

By clipping.

Adjective[edit]

eco (comparative more eco, superlative most eco)

  1. Clipping of ecological. Environmentally friendly or sensitive.
    • 2008 December 28, Lucy Siegle, “Why older isn't always wiser”, in The Observer[1]:
      Except that the smart eco (and fiscal) thing to do is to wait until your current appliance has reached its break-even point []
    • 2019, Roger Hunt, Marianne Suhr, Old House Eco Handbook, page 156:
      Check the eco credentials of your paint – not all are what they say on the tin.
  2. Clipping of economy. Affording economical use, e.g. of an appliance.
    This vacuum cleaner has an eco setting which preserves battery life.
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, who propose to use the currency.

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Noun[edit]

eco (plural ecos)

  1. A proposed name for the common currency that the West African Monetary Zone plans to introduce in the framework of the Economic Community of West African States.

Anagrams[edit]

Amis[edit]

Noun[edit]

eco

  1. elephant

References[edit]

Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎[2] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

eco m (plural ecos)

  1. echo

Creek[edit]

Eco.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Oklahoma) IPA(key): [ɪd͡ʒóˑ]
  • Hyphenation: e‧co

Noun[edit]

eco

  1. deer

References[edit]

  • J. B. Martin; M. McKane Mauldrin (2004) A dictionary of Creek/Muscogee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 21
  • J. B. Martin (2011) A grammar of Creek (Muscogee), University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 51

Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Back-formation from -eco (quality).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. quality, attribute

See also[edit]

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Javanese ꦲꦺꦕ (éco, éca, delicious), from Old Javanese ica, icchā (wish, desire; pleased), from Sanskrit इच्छा (icchā, wish, desire, inclination).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈe.t͡ʃo/, /ˈe.t͡ʃɔ/
  • Hyphenation: éco

Adjective[edit]

éco

  1. (colloquial, Central Java) delicious (pleasing to taste)
    Synonyms: enak, gurih, lezat, nikmat, raos, sedap

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

eco f (plural echi)

  1. echo
  2. echoing sound
  3. (nautical) sounding (of the depth)

Noun[edit]

eco f (invariable)

  1. (medicine) Short for ecografia (ultrasound, ultrasonography).

Javanese[edit]

Adjective[edit]

eco

  1. Nonstandard spelling of éca, romanization of ꦲꦺꦕ

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

In Old Latin spelling, C could represent either the voiceless velar plosive /k/ or its voiced counterpart /g/.

Pronoun[edit]

eco

  1. Early Latin spelling of ego
    • c. 620–600 BC, Tita Vendia vase:
      𐌄𐌂𐌏𐌖𐌓𐌍𐌀𐌕𐌉𐌕𐌀𐌖𐌄𐌍𐌃𐌉𐌀𐌔𐌌𐌀𐌌𐌀𐌓[𐌂𐌏𐌔𐌌]𐌄𐌃𐌖𐌇𐌄[𐌂𐌄𐌃]
      ECOVRNATITAVENDIASMAMAR[COSM]EDVHE[CED]
      eco vrna tita vendias mamar[cos m]ed vhe[ced]
      I am the urn of Tita Vendia. Mamar[cos had me made].

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin echō, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ), from ἠχή (ēkhḗ, sound), from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂gʰ-.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Rhymes: -ɛku
  • Hyphenation: e‧co

Noun[edit]

eco m (plural ecos)

  1. echo (a reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer)
    Synonyms: repercussão, ressonância, ressono, ressoo
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Clipping of ecografia (echography).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: e‧co

Noun[edit]

eco f (plural ecos)

  1. Clipping of ecografia (echography).

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin ēchō, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈeko/ [ˈe.ko]
  • Rhymes: -eko
  • Syllabification: e‧co

Noun[edit]

eco m (plural ecos)

  1. echo

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Venetian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Compare Italian eco

Noun[edit]

eco m (plural echi)

  1. echo

Etymology 2[edit]

Compare Italian ecco

Adverb[edit]

eco

  1. here
Derived terms[edit]