olig-
pref.（前缀）
pref.（前缀）
- Variant of oligo-
oligo-的变体
olig-
prefix
(before a vowel) a variant spelling of oligo-
oligo- or (before a vowel) olig-
combining form
indicating a few or little
⇒
oligopoly
Origin
from Greek olígos little, fewolig-
1
variant of oligo- before a vowel:
oligarchy.
Related Words
- oligarch
- oligarchy
- oligo-
- oligodontia
- oligopsony
- oliguria
olig-variant of oligo-, before a vowel.
olig-
combining form
or oligo-
oligophagous
combining form
or oligo-
ETYMOLOGY Medieval Latin, from Greek, from oligos; perhaps akin to Armenian ałkat scant
: fewoligophagous
olig-
combining form. the form of oligo- before vowels, as in oligarch.
olig-
combining form
or oligo-
Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Greek, from oligos; akin to Greek loigos ruin, havoc, Old Irish līach miserable, unhappy, Lithuanian liga sickness, Armenian ałkat poor, scant, and perhaps to Greek liazesthai to bend, recoil, sink — more at less
1. : few
< Oligochaeta >
< oligogene >
< oligomyodian >
: few things
< oligophagous >
2. medicine : deficiency : insufficiency
< oligochromemia >
< oliguria >
3. : little : small
< oligolecithal >
or oligo-
1.
< Oligochaeta >
< oligogene >
< oligomyodian >
: few things
< oligophagous >
2. medicine
< oligochromemia >
< oliguria >
3.
< oligolecithal >
olig-
Prefix
- Alternative form of oligo-, used before a vowel.
Derived terms
English words prefixed with olig-