oligo-

• olig- (before a vowel)

From Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ligos (“poor, miserable”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

oligo-

1. few, several

   Synonym: pauci-

   Synonyms: poly-; multi-, pluri-

• igloo, logoi, oglio

Derived from Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”).

• IPA^(key): /oˈliɡo-/
• Rhymes: -iɡo-
• Syllabification: o‧li‧go-

oligo-

1. oligo-

Derived from Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”).

oligo-

1. oligo-

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Derived from Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”).

oligo-

1. oligo-

• Oglio

Derived from Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”).

oligo-

1. oligo-

• “oligo-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “oligo-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Derived from Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”).

oligo-

1. oligo-

• “oligo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025