"oligo-" meaning in All languages combined

See oligo- on Wiktionary

Prefix [English]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ligos (“poor, miserable”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ὀλίγος|t=few}} Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₃ligos||poor, miserable}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃ligos (“poor, miserable”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} oligo-, {{en-prefix}} oligo-
  1. few, several Tags: morpheme Synonyms: pauci- (english: from Latin) [rare], olig- [before-vowel] Translations (few): oligo- (Galician), oligo- (Italian), oligo- (Portuguese), oligo- (Spanish)

Prefix [Esperanto]

IPA: [oˈliɡo]
Rhymes: -iɡo Etymology: Derived from Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”). Etymology templates: {{der|eo|grc|ὀλίγος|t=few}} Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”) Head templates: {{head|eo|prefix}} oligo-
  1. oligo- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-oligo--eo-prefix-tX5qfHpe Categories (other): Esperanto entries with incorrect language header

Prefix [Galician]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”). Etymology templates: {{bor|gl|grc|ὀλίγος|t=few}} Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”) Head templates: {{head|gl|prefix}} oligo-
  1. oligo- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-oligo--gl-prefix-tX5qfHpe Categories (other): Galician entries with incorrect language header

Prefix [Italian]

Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|it|grc|ὀλίγος||few|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”), {{bor+|it|grc|ὀλίγος|t=few}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”) Head templates: {{head|it|prefix}} oligo-
  1. oligo- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-oligo--it-prefix-tX5qfHpe Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

Prefix [Portuguese]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”). Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|grc|ὀλίγος|t=few}} Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”) Head templates: {{head|pt|prefix}} oligo-
  1. oligo- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-oligo--pt-prefix-tX5qfHpe Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Prefix [Spanish]

Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|es|grc|ὀλίγος||few|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”), {{bor+|es|grc|ὀλίγος|t=few}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”) Head templates: {{head|es|prefix}} oligo-
  1. oligo- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-oligo--es-prefix-tX5qfHpe Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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    }
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  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "prefix",
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        "Portuguese prefixes",
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      ],
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      ],
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        ]
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
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      },
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "prefix",
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    {
      "categories": [
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        "Spanish prefixes",
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        "Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek"
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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}

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