oligo-

See also: oligo

English

Alternative forms

• olig- (before a vowel)

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (olígoi, “few”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *(o)leyg/k- (“poor, miserable”).

Prefix

oligo-

1. few

Synonyms

• pauci- (from Latin, rare)

Antonyms

• multi- (from Latin)
• poly- (from Ancient Greek)
• pluri- (from Latin)

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with oligo-

Translations

few

• Galician: oligo-
• Italian: oligo-
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: oligo-
• Spanish: oligo- (es)

Anagrams

• igloo, logoi, oglio

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Galician

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (olígoi, “few”).

Prefix

oligo-

1. oligo-

Derived terms

Galician terms prefixed with oligo-

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Italian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (olígoi, “few”).

Prefix

oligo-

1. oligo-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with oligo-

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Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (olígoi, “few”).

Prefix

oligo-

1. oligo-

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with oligo-

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (olígoi, “few”).

Prefix

oligo-

1. oligo-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with oligo-