-zoo
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */ˈd͡zɔ.o/
- Rhymes: -ɔo
- Hyphenation: -zò‧o
Suffix
-zoo m (plural -zoi)
Derived terms
Italian terms suffixed with -zoo
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθoo/ [ˈθo.o] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /ˈsoo/ [ˈso.o] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -oo
- Syllabification: -zo‧o
Suffix
-zoo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -zoos)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “zoo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024