zó-
See also: zo, Zo, źo, zō, žo, zɔ, and zo-
Irish
Alternative forms
- zói- (used before a slender consonant)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).
Prefix
zó-
- zoo-
- zó- + eolaíocht (“science”) → zó-eolaíocht (“zoology”)
- zó- + planctón (“plankton”) → zóplanctón (“zooplankton”)
- zó- + spór (“spore”) → zóspór (“zoospore”)
Derived terms
► <a href='/wiki/Category:Irish_words_prefixed_with_z%C3%B3-' title='Category:Irish words prefixed with zó-'>Irish words prefixed with zó-</a>
Further reading
- "zó(i)-" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.