co-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "co"

English

Etymology

From Latin co-, allomorph of Latin con-.

Pronunciation

Prefix

co-

  1. together; mutually; jointly
  2. partner or subordinate in an activity
  3. to the same degree
  4. (mathematics) of the opposite, of the counterpart; dual
    cokernel; codimension; cosine; counion; cointersection

Usage notes

  • With many terms, a hyphen (-) is used in British English, and is omitted in American English.

Synonyms

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with co-

Translations

Further reading

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin co-.

Prefix

co-

  1. co- (together; jointly)

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with co-

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ko/, /kɔ/
  • (file)

Prefix

co-

  1. co- (together; jointly)

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with co-

Italian

Prefix

co-

  1. co-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with co-

Latin

Pronunciation

Prefix

co-

  1. allomorph of con-

Usage notes

Used before vowels and h, but not the consonants /j/ and /w/.

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish com-.

Prefix

co-

  1. co-

Derived terms

Manx terms prefixed with co-

Mutation

Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
co-cho-go-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Polish

Etymology

From co.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sɔ/

Prefix

co-

  1. Forms adjectives and adverbs specifying how often something happens: -ly
    co- + dziennycodzienny (daily)
    co- + godzinnycogodzinny (hourly)
    co- + miesięcznycomiesięczny (monthly)
    co- + rocznycoroczny (yearly)

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with co-

Further reading

  • co- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin co-.

Prefix

co-

  1. co-

Usage notes

Never takes a hyphen in modern spelling.

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with co-

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish com-.

Prefix

co-

  1. Usually (but not always) designates mutuality or reciprocity.

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms prefixed with co-

References

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin co-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ko/ [ko]
  • Syllabification: co-

Prefix

co-

  1. co-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with co-

Further reading

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