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

Derived 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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Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γῆ (gê, “earth”).

Prefix

geo-

1. geo-

Derived terms

► Catalan words prefixed with geo-

Further reading

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

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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

• Audio

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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

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛ.o/
• Rhymes: -ɛo

Prefix

geo-

1. geo-

Related terms

► Italian words prefixed with geo-

• geocarpo
• geofauna
• geoflora
• geofono
• geografotogrammetria
• geognosia
• geogonia
• geolunare
• geominerario
• geonemia
• geoscopio
• geosinonimo
• geosolare
• geostereoplastica
• geotassia
• geotessile
• geotritone

See also

• terra

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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): /xeo/, [xe.o]

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-