eco

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English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈiːkəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈikoʊ/
  • (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˈɛkoʊ/
• Homophone: echo (Philippines)

Etymology 1

By clipping.

Adjective

eco (comparative more eco, superlative most eco)

1. Clipping of ecological. Environmentally friendly or sensitive.
2. Clipping of economy. Affording economical use, e.g. of an appliance.

Derived terms

• eco hotel
• eco round

Etymology 2

From ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, who propose to use the currency.

Noun

eco (plural ecos)

1. A proposed name for the common currency that the West African Monetary Zone plans to introduce in the framework of the Economic Community of West African States.

Anagrams

• CEO, COE, CoE, Coe, EOC, ceo

Amis

Noun

eco

1. elephant

References

“Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎^[2] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈɛ.ku]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɛ.ko]

Noun

eco m (plural ecos)

1. echo

Creek

Pronunciation

• (Oklahoma) IPA^(key): [ɪd͡ʒó]
• Hyphenation: e‧co

Noun

eco

1. deer

Inflection

Derived terms

References

• J. B. Martin, M. McKane Mauldrin (2004) A dictionary of Creek/Muscogee, University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 21
• J. B. Martin (2011) A grammar of Creek (Muscogee), University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 51

Esperanto

Etymology

Back-formation from -eco (“quality”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈet͡so]
• Rhymes: -et͡so
• Hyphenation: e‧co

Noun

eco (accusative singular econ, plural ecoj, accusative plural ecojn)

1. quality, attribute

See also

• propreco

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦺꦕ (éco, éca, “delicious”), from Old Javanese ica, icchā (“wish, desire; pleased”), from Sanskrit इच्छा (icchā, “wish, desire, inclination”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe.t͡ʃo/, [ˈe.t͡ʃo]
• Hyphenation: é‧co

Adjective

éco

1. (colloquial, Central Java) delicious (pleasing to taste)

   Synonyms: enak, gurih, lezat, nikmat, raos, sedap

Further reading

• “eco” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ko/
• Rhymes: -ɛko
• Hyphenation: è‧co

Noun

eco f (plural echi)

1. echo
2. echoing sound
3. (nautical) sounding (of the depth)

Noun

eco f (invariable)

1. (medicine) Short for ecografia (“ultrasound, ultrasonography”).

Javanese

Romanization

eco

1. (Indonesian) Nonstandard spelling of éca, Romanization of ꦲꦺꦕ

Latin

Etymology

In Old Latin spelling, C could represent either the voiceless velar plosive /k/ or its voiced counterpart /g/.

Pronoun

eco

1. Old Latin spelling of ego
   • c. 620–600 BC, Tita Vendia vase:

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin echō, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ), from ἠχή (ēkhḗ, “sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂gʰ-.

Alternative forms

• echo (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛku
• Hyphenation: e‧co

Noun

eco m (plural ecos)

1. echo (a reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer)

   Synonyms: repercussão, ressonância, ressono, ressoo

Related terms

Etymology 2

Clipping of ecografia (“echography”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: e‧co

Noun

eco f (plural ecos)

1. Clipping of ecografia (“echography”).

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēchō, from Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeko/ [ˈe.ko]
• Rhymes: -eko
• Syllabification: e‧co

Noun

eco m (plural ecos)

1. echo

Derived terms

Further reading

• “eco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Venetan

Etymology 1

Compare Italian eco

Noun

eco m (plural echi)

1. echo

Etymology 2

Compare Italian ecco

Adverb

eco

1. here

Derived terms

• ècome, ècone, ècote, ècove, ècoło, ècheło, ècoła, ècheła, ècołi, èchełi, ècołe, èchełe (adverbial pronouns)