neo-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "neo"
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Translingual
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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-).
Prefix
[edit]neo-
- new. (Often used to form clade or taxonomic names indicating more recent branching than a morphologically or otherwise similar group.)
Derived terms
[edit]English
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From Ancient Greek prefix νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈniːəʊ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnioʊ/
Prefix
[edit]neo-
- Combining form of new.
- contemporary
- (organic chemistry) Having a structure, similar to that of neopentane, in which each hydrogen atom of a methyl group has been replaced by an alkyl group
- (organic chemistry) Being a newly-discovered or -synthesized variant of an existing compound
- (surgery, especially of genitals) surgically created
Synonyms
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[edit]new
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contemporary
Anagrams
[edit]Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-, prefix), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Northern) [ˌne̞.u]
- IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˌne.o]
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˌne.u]
(attracts secondary stress)
Prefix
[edit]neo-
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “neo-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Prefix
[edit]neo-
Derived terms
[edit]Finnish
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[edit]Internationalism (see English neo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek νέος (néos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]neo-
- (chiefly in loanwords) neo-
Synonyms
[edit]- (especially before native words): uus-
Derived terms
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[edit]Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-, prefix), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).
Prefix
[edit]neo-
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “neo-”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]neo-
Usage notes
[edit]Nouns with this prefix are capitalized, just like other nouns in German.
Derived terms
[edit]Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]neo-
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ István Tótfalusi (2005), Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára [A Storehouse of Foreign Words: An Explanatory and Etymological Dictionary of Foreign Words], Budapest: Tinta, →ISBN
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]neo-
- neo-
- new
- contemporary
- (organic chemistry) having a structure, similar to that of neopentane, in which each hydrogen atom of a methyl group has been replaced by an alkyl group
- (organic chemistry) being a newly-discovered or -synthesized variant of an existing compound
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “neo-”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).
Prefix
[edit]neo-
Synonyms
[edit]- (before native words): nua-
Derived terms
[edit]Italian
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Derived from Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-).
Prefix
[edit]neo-
Derived terms
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[edit]Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”).
Prefix
[edit]neo-
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “neo-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”).
Prefix
[edit]neo-
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “neo-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
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Derived from Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-).
Pronunciation
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[edit]neo-
Derived terms
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[edit]Portuguese
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Internationalism. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-).
Pronunciation
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Prefix
[edit]neo-
- neo- (indicates novelty, newness)
- forms demonyms corresponding to placenames that contain novo or nova (“new”)
- neo- + Nova Zelândia (“New Zealand”) → neozelandês (“New Zealander”)
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “neo-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “neo-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Scottish Gaelic
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[edit]From Old Irish nem- (compare Irish neamh-, Manx neu-).
Prefix
[edit]neo-
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[edit]Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-).
Prefix
[edit]neo-
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “neo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
Swedish
[edit]Prefix
[edit]neo-
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “neo-”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “neo-”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “neo-”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
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- Translingual terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *nu
- Translingual terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Translingual terms derived from Proto-Hellenic
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- Translingual terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *new- (new)
- Translingual learned borrowings from Ancient Greek
- Translingual terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *néwos
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- English terms derived from Proto-Hellenic
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *nu
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- en:Organic chemistry
- en:Surgery
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɛɔ
- Rhymes:Polish/ɛɔ/2 syllables
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- Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Portuguese terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *néwos
- Portuguese terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
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- Portuguese terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *new- (new)
- Portuguese terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *nu
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- Spanish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *new- (new)
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