-ologio

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, -logy, branch of study, to speak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [oloˈɡio]
  • Rhymes: -io
  • Hyphenation: o‧lo‧gi‧o

Suffix

-ologio

  1. denotes the field of the specialist in the root.
    Esperanto (Esperanto) + -ologioesperantologio (Esperantology)
    psiko (psyche) + -ologiopsikologio (psychology)
    socio (society) + -ologiosociologio (sociology)
    zoo (zoo) + -ologiozoologio (zoology)

Usage notes

Words ending in -ologio appear in scientific terminology that cannot be reduced further, such as biologio, ekologio, geologio, topologio, etc.

Derived terms

Esperanto terms suffixed with -ologio

See also

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