prefix
Meaning 1
Showing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Examples
- phenotype
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pheno-
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: /ˈfiː.nəʊ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɛn.əʊ/
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General-American: fē′nō
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General-American: fen′ō
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General-American: fē′nə
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General-American: /ˈfiː.noʊ/
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General-American: /ˈfɛn.oʊ/
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General-American: /ˈfiː.nə/
prefix
Meaning 2
Derived from benzene or containing phenyl.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
Examples
- phenol, phenobarbital
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheh2-der. Proto-Hellenic *pháňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. ▲ Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phéno- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. French -yle French phénylebor. English phenyl Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English pheno- # From Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “to bring to light, make appear; to come to light, appear”). Compare -phan in such words as tryptophan. # From phenyl + -o-.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: feno- — Translations
- Welsh: ffeno- — Translations