aero-

See also: aero, aeró, aerò, äro, .aero, and aéro-

English

Alternative forms

• aer- (before a vowel)
• aëro- (rare)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros), the genitive singular of ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Southern England):

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Prefix

aero-

1. air or aircraft

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with aero-

• aerobic
• aerodrag
• aerodrome
• aerodynamic
• aerodynamics
• aerofoil
• aeronautics
• aeroneurosis
• aeronomy
• aerophagy
• aeroplane
• aerosol

 

Translations

air; aircraft

• Bulgarian: а́еро- (áero-)
• Catalan: aero- (ca)
• Finnish: aero- (fi)
• French: aéro- (fr)
• Galician: aero- (gl)
• Italian: aero- (it)
• Polish: aero- (pl)
• Portuguese: aero- (pt)
• Russian: аэро- (ru) (aero-)
• Spanish: aero- (es)

Anagrams

• areo-, Eora, OAer, oare

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əˌe.ɾu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˌe.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˌe.ɾo]

Prefix

aero-

1. aero-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with aero-

Further reading

• “aero-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English aero-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑero-/, [ˈɑ̝e̞ro̞-]

Prefix

aero-

1. aero-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with aero-

• aerobiologinen
• aerodynaamisesti
• aerofobia

 

Anagrams

• eroa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros), the genitive singular of ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈae.ro]
• Hyphenation: aé‧ro

Prefix

aéro

1. related to air or aircraft

Derived terms

Indonesian terms prefixed with aero-

Further reading

• “aero-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros), the genitive singular of ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”).

Prefix

aero-

1. aero-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with aero-

Anagrams

• areo-

Polish

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ɛ.rɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɛrɔ
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Prefix

aero-

1. aero-

   ‎aero- + ‎klub → ‎aeroklub

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with aero-

See also

• awio-, atmo-

Further reading

• aero- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros), the genitive singular of ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”). Doublet of ar.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˌɛ.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˌɛ.ɾɔ/

Prefix

aero-

1. aero- (denoting air)
2. aero- (denoting aircraft)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with aero-

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros), the genitive singular of ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”).

Prefix

aero-

1. aero-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with aero-

Related terms

• aire

 

Further reading

• “aero-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10