oo-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oo"

English

Alternative forms

• oö-

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ᾠο- (ōio-), combining form of ᾠόν (ōión, “egg”). Compare ovi-.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /əʊ.ə-/, (primary stress on prefix) /əʊˈɒ-/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /oʊ.ə-/, (primary stress on prefix) /oʊˈɑ-/

Prefix

oo-

1. Relating to eggs or ova.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with oo-

ooblast

oocyan

oocyesis

oocyst

oocyte

oodiaulic

oofamily

oogamete

oogamous

oogamy

oogenesis

oogenetic

oogenic

oogenus

oogonium

oogram

oograph

ichthyootoxin

ooid

oolemma

oolite

oolith

oology

oomancy

mesoarium

oometer

oometry

oomycete

oomycote

ooecium

ookinete

oophagous

oophagy

oophore

oophoron

oophyte

ooplasm

ooplast

oosome

oosorption

oospecies

oosperm

oosphere

oosporangium

oospore

oosporogenesis

oostasis

oostatic

ootaxon

ootaxonomic

ootaxonomy

ootheca

ootype

oozooid

• oocytogenesis
• oogonial
• oogonium
• ooidal
• oolitic
• oological
• oologist
• oophorectomy
• oophoric
• oophoritis
• oophytic
• ooproridium
• oosporic
• oostegite
• ooticoid
• ootid
• ootidogenesis
• oozoa

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English oo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek ᾠόν (ōión).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoː-/, [ˈo̞ː-]

Prefix

oo-

1. (in loanwords) oo-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with oo-

oogeneesi

oologi

Italian

Prefix

oo-

1. oo-

Navajo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /òː-/

Etymology 1

Prefix

oo-

1. Marks a third-person subject of a progressive verb

Usage notes

• The ordinary means of marking a third-person subject of progressive verb is with the prefix yi-, but if the verb contains a disjunct prefix composed of a consonant plus the vowel /i/, oo- is used instead.

See also

Navajo progressive mode subject markers

		singular	duoplural	plural
1st person		yish-	yii(d)-	deíníi(d)-
2nd person		yí-	woo(h)-	deínó(h)-
3rd person		yi-, oo-		deí-
4th person		joo-		dají-
areal/spatial		hwoo-		—

Etymology 2

Prefix

oo-

1. Third-person form of the prefix yini-, of uncertain meaning.

Wailaki

Etymology

Compare Navajo ó-.

Prefix

oo-

1. Marks the optative mode.

Usage notes

• Appears only in third person and impersonal verb forms.

References

• Begay, Kayla Rae (2017), Wailaki Grammar, University of California, Berkeley, page 187

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Prefix

oo-

1. Class 2a noun prefix.