neo-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "neo"

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”).

Prefix

neo-

1. new. (Often used to form clade or taxonomic names indicating more recent branching than a morphologically or otherwise similar group.)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Neoceti
• Neognathae
• Neoptera
• Neopterygii
• Neornithes

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek prefix νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈniːəʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnioʊ/

Prefix

neo-

1. new
2. contemporary
3. (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chemistry) Having a structure, similar to that of neopentane, in which each hydrogen atom of a methyl group has been replaced by an alkyl group
4. (organic chemistry) Being a newly-discovered or -synthesized variant of an existing compound

Synonyms

• (new): ceno-, nov-

Antonyms

• paleo-
• proto-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with neo-

• neo-evangelicalism
• Neo Hasidism
• neolithic
• neologism
• neonate
• neo-Nazi
• neophyte
• neoteny

 

Translations

new

• Bengali: নও- (bn) (noō-)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 新- (zh)

• Finnish: neo- (fi)
• German: neo- (de), neu-
• Greek: νεο- (el) (neo-)
• Hindi: नव (hi) (nav), नव्य (hi) (navya)
• Hungarian: neo- (hu)
• Irish: neo-
• Italian: neo- (it)
• Japanese: 新- (ja) (しん-, shin-)
• Macedonian: нео- (neo-), ново- (novo-)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: neo-

  Nynorsk: neo-

• Persian: نو (fa) (now-), نئو (ne'o-)
• Portuguese: neo- (pt)
• Russian: нео- (ru) (neo-), ново- (novo-)
• Spanish: neo-
• Swedish: neo- (sv)

contemporary

• German: neo- (de)
• Greek: νεο- (el) (neo-)
• Italian: neo- (it)
• Japanese: 現- (ja) (げん-, gen-), 現代- (ja) (げんだい-, gendai-)
• Portuguese: neo- (pt)
• Russian: ново- (novo-)
• Spanish: neo-

Anagrams

• -one, EON, NOE, Noe, eno-, eon, one

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-, prefix), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌne.u]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˌne.o]

(attracts secondary stress)

Prefix

neo-

1. neo-, new

   Antonym: paleo-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with neo-

Further reading

• “neo-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Prefix

neo-

1. neo-

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with neo-

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English neo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek νέος (néos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneo-/, [ˈne̞o̞-]

Prefix

neo-

1. neo-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with neo-

Anagrams

• eno

German

Etymology

Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”)

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Prefix

neo-

1. neo-

Usage notes

Nouns with this prefix are capitalized, just like other nouns in German.

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with neo-

Hungarian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛo]

Prefix

neo-

1. neo-

Derived terms

Hungarian adjectives prefixed with neo-

Hungarian nouns prefixed with neo-

Indonesian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛ.ɔ/
• Hyphenation: neo

Prefix

neo-

1. neo-
   1. new
   2. contemporary
   3. (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.
   4. (organic chemistry) Being a newly-discovered or -synthesized variant of an existing compound.

Derived terms

Indonesian terms prefixed with neo-

References

• “neo-” 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.

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).

Prefix

neo-

1. neo-

Synonyms

• (before native words): nua-

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with neo-

Italian

Prefix

neo-

1. neo-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with neo-

Anagrams

• -one, Eno, Noè, eno-

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”).

Prefix

neo-

1. neo-

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with neo-

Further reading

• “neo-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”).

Prefix

neo-

1. neo-

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with neo-

Further reading

• “neo-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-), from νέος (néos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛ.ɔ/

• Audio:

  (file)

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

Prefix

neo-

1. neo- (new)
2. neo- (contemporary)

   Synonym: współ-

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with neo-

Further reading

• neo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌnɛw/ [ˌnɛʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌnɛ.ɔ/

Prefix

neo-

1. neo- (indicates novelty, newness)
2. forms demonyms corresponding to placenames that contain novo or nova (“new”)

   Nova Zelândia (“New Zealand”) → neozelandês (“New Zealander”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with neo-

Related terms

• novo

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish nem- (compare Irish neamh-, Manx neu-).

Prefix

neo-

1. un-

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms prefixed with neo-

See also

• mì-
• eu-
• do-

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-, prefix), from νέος (néos, “new, young”).

Prefix

neo-

1. neo-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with neo-

Further reading

• “neo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Swedish

Prefix

neo-

1. neo-

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with neo-

See also

• ny-

References

• neo- in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• neo- in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• neo- in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)