neo
See also: Neo, NEO, neó, Néo, ne'o, neo-, néo-, and Appendix:Variations of "neo"
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniːəʊ/
- Rhymes: -iːəʊ
Noun
neo (plural neos)
- (dated, fandom slang, science fiction) Clipping of neofan.
- 1964 April 2, Ron, Bennett, Skyrack, number 65:
- Ken Bulmer pointed out that the attitude of a fan who had read much sf is different from that of a neo who is reading sf for the first time.
- 1976 August 25, Maule, Ian, Checkpoint, number 72:
- This fabulous fannish cover illustrated the three stages of fandom: the neo, the trufan, and the BNF.
- 1996 November 3, Faulder, Richard J., Gegenschein, number 80:
- Edwina, and neofen of her generation (this is not a criticism - everyone starts out as a neo), being new to sffandom, and not a member of faandom, would not have noticed this.
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- (politics) Clipping of neoconservative.
- 1994, Samuel Francis, Beautiful Losers: Essays on the Failure of American Conservatism, page 180:
- The neos seem to be no less uncomfortable with the paleos than the paleos are with the neos, […]
- 2008, Ben J. Wattenberg, Fighting Words: A Tale of How Liberals Created Neo-Conservatism, page 6:
- Some say the neos are good for what ails us on both foreign and domestic fronts, while others are quick to debate that.
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- (LGBT, slang, chiefly in the plural) Clipping of neopronoun.
Noun
neo
- (aviation) Alternative letter-case form of NEO
Anagrams
- -one, EON, NOE, Noe, eno-, eon, one
Italian
Etymology
From Latin naevus (“mole, birthmark”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.o/
- Rhymes: -ɛo
- Hyphenation: nè‧o
Noun
neo m (plural nei)
- mole (on skin)
- beauty spot
- flaw, defect
Noun
neo m (invariable)
- (obsolete) Alternative form of neon
Anagrams
- -one, Eno, Noè, eno-
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *nēō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁-.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈne.oː/, [ˈneoː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈne.o/, [ˈnɛːo]
Verb
neō (present infinitive nēre, perfect active nēvī, supine nētum); second conjugation
- (transitive) I spin; weave, interlace, entwine.
- Nē, māter; suam.
- Weave, mother; [so that] I [can] sew.
Conjugation
Conjugation of neō (second conjugation) | |||||||
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indicative | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | neō | nēs | net | nēmus | nētis | nent |
imperfect | nēbam | nēbās | nēbat | nēbāmus | nēbātis | nēbant | |
future | nēbō | nēbis | nēbit | nēbimus | nēbitis | nēbunt | |
perfect | nēvī | nēvistī | nēvit | nēvimus | nēvistis | nēvērunt, nēvēre | |
pluperfect | nēveram | nēverās | nēverat | nēverāmus | nēverātis | nēverant | |
future perfect | nēverō | nēveris | nēverit | nēverimus | nēveritis | nēverint | |
passive | present | neor | nēris, nēre | nētur | nēmur | nēminī | nentur |
imperfect | nēbar | nēbāris, nēbāre | nēbātur | nēbāmur | nēbāminī | nēbantur | |
future | nēbor | nēberis, nēbere | nēbitur | nēbimur | nēbiminī | nēbuntur | |
perfect | nētus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
pluperfect | nētus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
future perfect | nētus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | neam | neās | neat | neāmus | neātis | neant |
imperfect | nērem | nērēs | nēret | nērēmus | nērētis | nērent | |
perfect | nēverim | nēverīs | nēverit | nēverīmus | nēverītis | nēverint | |
pluperfect | nēvissem | nēvissēs | nēvisset | nēvissēmus | nēvissētis | nēvissent | |
passive | present | near | neāris, neāre | neātur | neāmur | neāminī | neantur |
imperfect | nērer | nērēris, nērēre | nērētur | nērēmur | nērēminī | nērentur | |
perfect | nētus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
pluperfect | nētus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
imperative | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
active | present | — | nē | — | — | nēte | — |
future | — | nētō | nētō | — | nētōte | nentō | |
passive | present | — | nēre | — | — | nēminī | — |
future | — | nētor | nētor | — | — | nentor | |
non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
infinitives | nēre | nēvisse | nētūrum esse | nērī | nētum esse | nētum īrī | |
participles | nēns | — | nētūrus | — | nētus | nendus | |
verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||
nendī | nendō | nendum | nendō | nētum | nētū |
Noun
neō
- dative/ablative singular of neon
Derived terms
- nētus
References
- “neo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “neo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- neo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Old English
Alternative forms
- nē
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *nawi, from Proto-Germanic *nawiz, *nawaz (“corpse”), from Proto-Indo-European *nāw- (“the deceased, corpse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ne͜oː/
Noun
nēo n
- a corpse
Declension
Declension of neo (strong wa-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | nēo | nēo |
accusative | nēo | nēo |
genitive | nēowes | nēowa |
dative | nēowe | nēowum |
Derived terms
- dryhtnē
- nēfugol
- nēobedd
- nēorxnawang
- orcnēas
Old Saxon
Etymology
From ne- + eo (“ever”).
Adverb
neo
- never
Scottish Gaelic
Conjunction
neo
- Alternative form of no.
Spanish
Noun
neo m (plural neos)
- (rare) Alternative spelling of neón
Further reading
- “neo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *tʃ-rn-ɛːw, an *-rn- (instrumental derivative) infixed form of Proto-Vietic *tʃɛːw, whence Modern Vietnamese xeo. Related to chèo (“oar”), derived from a differently infixed form.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɛw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [nɛw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [nɛw˧˧]
Noun
neo
- (nautical) anchor
Derived terms
Derived terms
- mỏ neo
- neo đậu
- thả neo
Westrobothnian
Adjective
neo (comparative neoan, superlative neoest)
- niggardly