eco

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: ī′kō IPA(key): /ˈiːkəʊ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈikoʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /i.ko/ (Indic) enPR: ĕ′kō IPA(key): /ˈɛkoʊ/ (Philippines) Homophone: echo IPA(key): /ɛk.o/ (Indic, less commonly as a spelling pronunciation) Homophone: echo (without aspiration) === Etymology 1 === By clipping. ==== Adjective ==== eco (comparative more eco, superlative most eco) Clipping of ecological: environmentally friendly or sensitive. 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) 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 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) echo == Creek == === Pronunciation === (Oklahoma) IPA(key): [ɪd͡ʒó] Hyphenation: e‧co === Noun === eco deer ==== Declension ==== ==== 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 Syllabification: e‧co === Noun === eco (accusative singular econ, plural ecoj, accusative plural ecojn) 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 (colloquial, Central Java) delicious (pleasing to taste) Synonyms: enak, gurih, lezat, nikmat, raos, sedap === Further reading === “eco”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), 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/ Homophone: Eco Rhymes: -ɛko Hyphenation: è‧co === Noun === eco f or (colloquial or literary) m (plural echi m or (proscribed) eco f) echo echoing sound (nautical) sounding (of the depth) rough estimate ==== Alternative forms ==== ecco (archaic) === Noun === eco f (invariable) (medicine) short for ecografia (“ultrasound, ultrasonography, ecography”) (medicine) short for ecocardiogramma (“echocardiogram”) === References === === Further reading === Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), “eco”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati eco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Javanese == === Romanization === eco (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 /ɡ/. === Pronoun === 𐌄𐌂𐌏 (ecō) Old Latin spelling of egō̆ == 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) 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 ==== Rhymes: -ɛkɔ Hyphenation: e‧co ==== Noun ==== eco f (plural ecos) clipping of ecografia (“echography”) === Further reading === “eco”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “eco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == 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) echo ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “eco”, 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 == Venetan == === Etymology 1 === Compare Italian eco ==== Noun ==== eco m (plural echi) echo === Etymology 2 === Compare Italian ecco ==== Adverb ==== eco here ===== Derived terms ===== ècome, ècone, ècote, ècove, ècoło, ècheło, ècoła, ècheła, ècołi, èchełi, ècołe, èchełe (adverbial pronouns)