geo-

See also: geo, Geo, GEO, geó, géo, Geo., and géo-

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-), combining form of γῆ (gê, “earth”).

Prefix

geo-

1. Earth
2. geography

Related terms

► English words prefixed with geo-

Related terms

• geocaching
• geocentric
• geode
• geodesic
• geodesy
• geofabric
• geographer
• geographic

• geographical
• geography
• geologer
• geological
• geologist
• geology
• geomancy
• geomembrane

• geometer
• geometric
• geometrical
• geometry
• geomorphology
• geophysics
• geopolitical

• geopolitics
• geostationary
• geotechnical
• geotextile
• geothermal
• geotropism

Translations

Earth

• Catalan: geo- (ca)
• Czech: geo-
• Finnish: geo- (fi)
• French: géo- (fr)
• Galician: xeo- (gl)
• German: geo- (de)
• Greek: γεω- (el) (geo-), γαιο- (el) (gaio-)

• Italian: geo- (it)
• Persian: ژئو‎ (fa) (žeo-)
• Portuguese: geo-
• Russian: гео- (geo-)
• Spanish: geo- (es)

See also

• areo-
• selen-

Anagrams

• EOG, GOE, Goe, ego, ego-, goe

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Czech

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γῆ (gê, “earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɛo]

Prefix

geo-

1. geo-

Derived terms

► Czech words prefixed with geo-

Further reading

• geo- in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• geo- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Prefix

geo-

1. geo-

► Dutch words prefixed with geo-

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Finnish

Prefix

geo-

1. geo-

Derived terms

► Finnish words prefixed with geo-

Anagrams

• ego

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German

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-), combining form of γῆ (gê, “earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeo/

Prefix

geo-

1. geo- (global, pertaining to the Earth, pertaining to geography)

   ‎geo- + ‎Politik (“politics”) → ‎Geopolitik (“geopolitics”)

   ‎geo- + ‎Wissenschaften (“sciences”) → ‎Geowissenschaften (“geoscience”)

Derived terms

► German words prefixed with geo-

Further reading

• geo- in Duden online
• “geo-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛo

Prefix

geo-

1. geo-

Related terms

► Italian words prefixed with geo-

• geobiologia
• geobotanica
• geocarpo
• geocentrismo
• geochimica
• geocronologia
• geodesia
• geodinamica
• geofagia
• geofauna
• geofisica
• geoflora
• geofono

• geografia
• geografotogrammetria
• geoglaciologia
• geognosia
• geogonia
• geografia
• geolinguistica
• geologia
• geologico
• geologo
• geolunare
• geomagnetismo

• geomedicina
• geometra
• geometria
• geometrico
• geominerario
• geomorfologia
• geonemia
• geopolitica
• geoscopio
• geosfera
• geosinclinale
• geosinonimo

• geosolare
• geostatica
• geostazionario
• geostereoplastica
• geotassia
• geotecnica
• geotermia
• geotessile
• geotettonica
• geotritone
• geotropismo
• geotrupe

See also

• terra

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Old English

Alternative forms

• īu-

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *iu (“once, already”). Akin to Gothic ju

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuː/

Prefix

ġēo-

1. former, previous, of yore

   ġēoġēara "formerly, of old"

   ġēolēan "a reward for a past deed"

   ġēomaġister "former teacher"

   ġēomann "man of the past, man of past times"

   ġēosċeaft "destiny, fate, that which was established long ago"

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γῆ (gê, “earth”).

Prefix

geo-

1. geo-

Derived terms

► Portuguese words prefixed with geo-

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γῆ (gê, “earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxeo/

Prefix

geo-

1. geo-

Derived terms

► Spanish words prefixed with geo-

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Swedish

Prefix

geo-

1. geo-; pertaining to the Earth

Derived terms

► Swedish words prefixed with geo-