Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eu-

/ju-/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English

Syllables: eu-
IPA: /ju-/

2

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

2

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

prefix

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Hellenic *ehu- Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) Ancient Greek εὖ (eû)der. English eu- Derived from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû, “well, good”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ju-/
British English: /juː-/

Derived Forms

eucalyptus eucharist euchlorine eudemonia eudiploid eugenic eugenics eugeogenous euglycemia eukaryote eulogy euonymous

Synonyms

normo-

Antonyms

dys- mal- pseudo-

Questions

How do you pronounce eu-?: The recorded pronunciation is /ju-/.
What does eu- mean?: good, well
Where does eu- come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Hellenic *ehu- Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) Ancient Greek εὖ (eû)der. English eu- Derived from Ancient Greek εὖ (eû, “well, good”).

How to pronounce eu-

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