oligo-

See also: oligo

English

Alternative forms

• olig- (before a vowel)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ligos (“poor, miserable”).

Prefix

oligo-

1. few, several

Synonyms

• pauci- (from Latin, rare)

Antonyms

• multi- (from Latin)
• poly- (from Ancient Greek)
• pluri- (from Latin)

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with oligo-

Translations

few

Galician: oligo- Italian: oligo- Portuguese: oligo- Spanish: oligo- (es)

Anagrams

• igloo, logoi, oglio

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oˈliɡo]
• Rhymes: -iɡo
• Hyphenation: o‧li‧go

Prefix

oligo-

1. oligo-

Derived terms

Esperanto terms prefixed with oligo-

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”).

Prefix

oligo-

1. oligo-

Derived terms

From

Galician terms prefixed with oligo-

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”).

Prefix

oligo-

1. oligo-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with oligo-

Anagrams

• Oglio

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”).

Prefix

oligo-

1. oligo-

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with oligo-

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”).

Prefix

oligo-

1. oligo-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with oligo-

Further reading

• “oligo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10