zó-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "zo"

Irish

Alternative forms

• zói- (used before a slender consonant)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

Prefix

zó-

1. zoo-

   ‎zó- + ‎eolaíocht (“science”) → ‎zó-eolaíocht (“zoology”)

   ‎zó- + ‎planctón (“plankton”) → ‎zóplanctón (“zooplankton”)

   ‎zó- + ‎spór (“spore”) → ‎zóspór (“zoospore”)

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with zó-

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “zó(i)-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN