zoo-

zoo-

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

English

Etymology

From (combining form of) Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “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, contracts to zo-.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with zoo-

Translations

pertaining to animals

Finnish: zoo- (fi) French: zoo- (fr) Italian: zoo- Polish: zoo- (pl) Portuguese: zoo- (pt) Russian: зоо- (ru) (zoo-) Spanish: zoo- (es)

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Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsoː/, [ˈts̠o̞ː]

Prefix

zoo-

1. zoo-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with zoo-

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɔ.o/, /zɔ.ɔ/

Prefix

zoo-

1. zoo-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with zoo-

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Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

zoo-

1. zoo-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with zoo-

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Polish

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɔ.ɔ/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɔɔ
• Syllabification: zo‧o

Prefix

zoo-

1. zoo-

   ‎zoo- + ‎-cyd → ‎zoocyd

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with zoo-

Further reading

• zoo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌzo.o/

Prefix

zoo-

1. zoo-

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with zoo-

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζῷο- (zôio-), combining form of ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

Prefix

zoo-

1. zoo-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with zoo-

Related terms

• -zoo

Further reading

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