prefix
Meaning 1
Relating to the heart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cardio-
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɑː.dɪ.əʊ̯-/
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Received-Pronunciation: [ˈkhɑː.dɪ.əʊ̯-]
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General-American: /ˈkɑɹ.di.oʊ̯-/
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General-American: [ˈkhɑɹ.di.o̯ʊ-]
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General-American: /ˈkɑɹ.di.ɔʊ̯-/
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General-American: [ˈkhɑɹ.di.ɔʊ̯-]
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prefix
Meaning 2
Relating to the cardia of the stomach.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh2 Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía)lbor. English cardio- Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía, “heart”).
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: cardio- — pertaining to the heart
- Czech: kardio- — pertaining to the heart
- Dutch: cardio- — pertaining to the heart
- Finnish: sydän- — pertaining to the heart
- French: cardio- — pertaining to the heart
- Galician: cardio- — pertaining to the heart
- German: kardio- — pertaining to the heart
- Italian: cardio- — pertaining to the heart
- Polish: kardio- — pertaining to the heart
- Portuguese: cardio- — pertaining to the heart
- Romanian: cardio- — pertaining to the heart
- Spanish: cardio- — pertaining to the heart
- Turkish: kardiyo- — pertaining to the heart