zoo-

See also: zoo, Zoo, zôo, zōo, -zoo, zoo꞉, and zoö-

English

Etymology

From (combining form of) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, animal).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈzəʊ.ə/, /ˈzəʊ.əʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈzoʊ.ə/, /ˈzoʊ.oʊ/

Prefix

zoo-

  1. animal

Usage notes

  • Before a vowel, might contract to zo-.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with zoo-

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, animal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsoː/, [ˈts̠o̞ː]

Prefix

zoo-

  1. (in loanwords) zoo-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with zoo-

French

Etymology

From (combining form of) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, animal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɔ.o/, /zɔ.ɔ/

Prefix

zoo-

  1. zoo-

Derived terms

Italian

Etymology

From (combining form of) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, animal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˌd͡zɔ.o/
  • Hyphenation: zò‧o-

Prefix

zoo-

  1. zoo-

Derived terms

Polish

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɔ.ɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɔ
  • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Prefix

zoo-

  1. zoo-
    zoo- + ‎-cyd → ‎zoocyd

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with zoo-

Further reading

  • zoo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zōîon, animal). Doublet of bio-.

Pronunciation

Prefix

zoo-

  1. zoo-

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with zoo-

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζῷο- (zōîo-), combining form of ζῷον (zōîon, animal).

Prefix

zoo-

  1. zoo-

Derived terms

Further reading