bio-

See also: bio, Bio, bio., -bio, Bio., bíó, and Appendix:Variations of "bio"

English

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek βίο- (bío-), combining form and stem of βίος (bíos, “life”).

Prefix

bio-

1. life

   Antonym: thanato-

2. organic life

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with bio-

• abiotic
• antibiotic
• probiotic
• symbiosis

 

Translations

life

• Afrikaans: bio-
• Arabic: حَيَوِيّ m (ḥayawiyy)
• Catalan: bio- (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 生物 (zh) (shēngwù), 生命 (zh) (shēngmìng)

• Czech: bio-
• Dutch: bio- (nl)
• Finnish: bio- (fi)
• French: bio- (fr)
• Galician: bio- (gl)
• German: bio- (de)
• Greek: βιο- (el) (vio-)
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• Hungarian: bio- (hu)
• Ido: bio-
• Italian: bio- (it)
• Japanese: 生- (sei-), 生物- (seibutsu-)
• Norwegian: bio-
• Persian: زیست (fa) (zist-)
• Portuguese: bio- (pt)
• Russian: био- (ru) (bio-)
• Spanish: bio- (es)
• Swedish: bio- (sv)
• Thai: ชีว- (chiiu-)
• Yiddish: ביאָ־ (byo-)

See also

• (animal life in particular): zoo-

Anagrams

• BOI, Boi, IBO, IOB, Ibo, boi, obi

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Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βίος (bíos).

Prefix

bio-

1. bio-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with bio-

Further reading

• “bio-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “bio-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “bio-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “bio-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Czech

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɪjo ]

Prefix

bio-

1. bio-

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with bio-

Further reading

• Template:R:SSJC
• Template:R:Slovnik afixu

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Danish

Prefix

bio-

1. bio- (concerning or associated with life)

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with bio-

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.oː/

• Audio:

  (file)

Prefix

bio-

1. (pertaining to) life

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with bio-

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Finnish

Prefix

bio-

1. bio-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with bio-

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French

Prefix

bio-

1. life

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with bio-

• antibiotique
• biochimie
• bioclimatologie
• biodégradation
• bioénergie
• bioéthique
• biographie
• biologie
• biomasse
• biomatériau
• bionique
• biophysique
• biopsie
• biorythme
• biosphère
• biote
• biotechnologie
• symbiose

 

See also

• bio

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Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βίος (bíos).

Prefix

bio-

1. bio-

Derived terms

Galician terms prefixed with bio-

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German

Prefix

bio-

1. life
2. organically produced, or otherwise environmentally friendly

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with bio-

life

• Antibiotikum
• Biochemie
• Bioenergetik
• Biologie
• Bionik
• Biosphäre
• Biotechnologie
• Symbiose

 

organically

• Biobauer
• Biogas
• Bioladen

 

See also

• öko-

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Hungarian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbijo]

Prefix

bio-

1. (noun prefix) life

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns prefixed with bio-

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian prefixes

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English bio-, French bio-, German bio-, Italian bio-, Spanish bio-, Portuguese bio-, French bio-, Portuguese bio-, English bio-, Russian био- (bio-), all ultimately from Ancient Greek βίος (bíos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bio/

Prefix

bio-

1. (neologism) bio-

   ‎bio- + ‎kemio (“chemistry”) → ‎biokemio (“biochemistry”)

Derived terms

Ido terms prefixed with bio-

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Irish

Prefix

bio-

1. Alternative form of bith-, used before a broad T.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
bio-	bhio-	mbio-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “biot-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βίος (bíos).

Prefix

bio-

1. bio- (life)

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with bio-

• antibiotico
• biocenosi
• biochimica
• biochimico
• bioclimatologia
• biodegradazione
• biodiversità
• biofisica
• biogenesi
• biogenetica
• biogeocenosi
• biografia
• bioindicatore
• biologia
• biomassa
• bionica
• bioritmo
• biosfera
• biosintetizzare
• biotico
• simbiosi

 

See also

• -bio

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”).

Prefix

bio-

1. bio-

References

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with bio-

• “bio-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”).

Prefix

bio-

1. bio-

References

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with bio-

• “bio-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Prefix

bio-

1. bio-

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with bio-

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βίος (bíos).

Prefix

bio-

1. bio- (indicates life)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with bio-

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”).

Prefix

bio-

1. bio-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with bio-

Related terms

• -bio

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Swedish

Prefix

bio-

1. bio-; pertaining to life

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with bio-