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.

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