pseudo-

See also pseudo

English

Etymology

From combining form of Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudēs, “false, lying”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sudo/, X-SAMPA: /sudo/

Alternative forms

• pseud- (found before vowels, as in pseudepigraphic)

Prefix

pseudo-

1. false, not genuine, fake

   pseudonym

Derived terms

[+] English words prefixed with pseudo-

Translations

not genuine

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 假的- (cmn) (jiǎ de-), 虛擬的- (cmn), 虚拟的- (cmn) (xūnǐ de-)

• Czech: pa- (cs), pseudo- (cs)
• Finnish: sala-, vale-, pseudo-
• French: pseudo- (fr)
• Greek: ψευδο- (el) (pseudo-)

• Hungarian: ál (hu)
• Icelandic: gervi- (is)
• Polish: pseudo- (pl)
• Portuguese: pseudo- (pt)
• Russian: псевдо- (ru) (psevdo-), лже- (ru) (lže-)
• Serbian: nadri-
• Spanish: pseudo- (es), seudo- (es)
• Swedish: falsk- (sv), fusk- (sv), pseudo- (sv), kvasi- (sv)

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Translations to be checked

• Arabic: وهمي
• Tamil: பொய், போலி

See also

• sudo, pseudo

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Czech

Prefix

pseudo-

1. pseudo-

Synonyms

• pa-

Derived terms

[+] Czech words prefixed with pseudo-

Related terms

• pseudonym

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French

Prefix

pseudo-

1. pseudo-

   pseudo-langue - fake language

Derived terms

[+] French words prefixed with pseudo-

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Italian

Prefix

pseudo-

1. pseudo-

Derived terms

[+] Italian words prefixed with pseudo-

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek

Prefix

pseudo-

1. False.

Derived terms

[+] Latin words prefixed with pseudo-

• pseudoflavus

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈps̪ɛwd̪ɔ/

Prefix

pseudo-

1. pseudo-

Derived terms

[+] Polish words prefixed with pseudo-