geo-

geo-

See also: geo, Geo, GEO, geó, géo, Geo., and géo-

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-), combining form of γῆ (gê, “earth”).

Prefix

geo-

1. Earth
2. geography

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with geo-

• geo-block
• geo-blocking
• geocaching
• geocentric
• geocontent
• geode
• geodesic
• geodesy
• geofabric
• geofence
• geofencing
• geographer
• geographic
• geographical
• geography
• geo-imputation
• geologer
• geological
• geologist
• geology
• geomancy
• geomap
• geomembrane
• geometer
• geometric
• geometrical
• geometry
• geo-military
• geomorphology
• geophysics
• geopolitical
• geopolitics
• geopressure
• geospatial
• geostationary
• geotechnical
• geotextile
• geothermal
• geotropism

 

Translations

Earth

Catalan: geo- (ca) Czech: geo- Finnish: geo- (fi) French: géo- (fr) Galician: xeo- (gl) German: geo- (de) Greek: γεω- (el) (geo-), γαιο- (el) (gaio-) Hebrew: גֵּאוֹ־‎ (he) (geo) Indonesian: geo- Irish: geo- Italian: geo- (it) Persian: ژئو‎ (fa) (žeo-) Polish: geo- (pl) Portuguese: geo- Russian: гео- (geo-) Spanish: geo- (es)

See also

• areo-
• selen-

Anagrams

• EOG, GOE, Goe, ego, ego-, goe

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Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γῆ (gê, “earth”).

Prefix

geo-

1. geo-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with geo-

Further reading

• “geo-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “geo-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “geo-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “geo-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Czech

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γῆ (gê, “earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɛo]

Prefix

geo-

1. geo-

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with geo-

Further reading

• geo- in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• geo- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Prefix

geo-

1. geo-

Dutch terms prefixed with geo-

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Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English geo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡeo-/, [ˈɡe̞o̞-]

Prefix

geo-

1. geo-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with geo-

Anagrams

• ego

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German

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-), combining form of γῆ (gê, “earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeo/

• Audio

  (file)

Prefix

geo-

1. geo- (global, pertaining to the Earth, pertaining to geography)

   ‎geo- + ‎Politik (“politics”) → ‎Geopolitik (“geopolitics”)

   ‎geo- + ‎Wissenschaften (“sciences”) → ‎Geowissenschaften (“geoscience”)

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with geo-

Further reading

• “geo-” in Duden online
• “geo-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch geo-, from Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-), combining form of γῆ (gê, “earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡeo̯]
• Hyphenation: géo

Prefix

geo-

1. geo-:
   1. Earth.

      Synonyms: bumi, tanah

   2. geography.

Derived terms

Category Indonesian terms prefixed with geo- not found

Further reading

• “geo-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-), combining form of γῆ (gê, “earth”).

Prefix

geo-

1. geo- (Earth)

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with geo-

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌd͡ʒɛ.o/
• Hyphenation: gè‧o-

Prefix

geo-

1. geo-

Related terms

Italian terms prefixed with geo-

• geocarpo
• geofauna
• geoflora
• geofono
• geognosia
• geogonia
• geografotogrammetria
• geolunare
• geominerario
• geonemia
• geoscopio
• geosolare
• geostereoplastica
• geotassia
• geotessile
• geotritone

 

See also

• terra

Anagrams

• Ego, ego, ego-, goe

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Polish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γῆ (gê).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛ.ɔ/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛɔ
• Syllabification: ge‧o

Prefix

geo-

1. geo-

   ‎geo- + ‎-logia → ‎geologia

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with geo-

Further reading

• geo- in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• geo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γῆ (gê, “earth”).

Prefix

geo-

1. geo-

   ‎geo- + ‎climático → ‎geoclimático

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with geo-

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γῆ (gê, “earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xeo/ [xe.o]
• Syllabification: ge‧o-

Prefix

geo-

1. geo-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with geo-

Further reading

• “geo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Swedish

Prefix

geo-

1. geo-; pertaining to the Earth

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with geo-