eo-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eo"

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs, “dawn”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /iːəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /iːoʊ/

Prefix

eo-

1. earliest

Synonyms

• (earliest): protero-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with eo-

eobiont

Eocene

Eogene

eogenesis

eolithic

eopterosaur

Eozoic

Translations

Translations

• French: éo- (fr)
• Polish: eo-

Anagrams

• OE, OE., oe, œ

Irish

Alternative forms

• eoi- (before a slender consonant)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὖ (eû, “well”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-. Doublet of so-.

Prefix

eo-

1. eu-

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with eo-

eoigeoiginiúil

eostatach

eostatacht

eotrófach

eotrófacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of eo-

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
eo-	n-eo-	heo-	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *-ōs

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs

Proto-Hellenic *auhṓs

Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs)der.

Polish eo-

Derived from Ancient Greek ἠώς (ēṓs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ.ɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛɔ
• Syllabification: e‧o-

Prefix

eo-

1. eo-

   ‎eo- + ‎-cen → ‎eocen

Derived terms

Category Polish terms prefixed with eo- not found

Further reading

• eo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN