English Dictionary

-o-

間辞

形態素

A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or combining forms of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the classical compounds of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary, but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.

日本語の意味

2つの形態素の間に挿入され、発音がしやすくなるようにするための意味を持たない連結母音 / 古典的な複合語や国際的な科学用語の構成要素を結合する際に用いられる連結要素

In scientific Latin compounds, the interfix -o- serves as a linking vowel between morphemes, easing pronunciation without contributing meaning.

学術ラテン語の複合語では、連結母音「オ」が語素同士をつなぎ、意味を加えずに発音を容易にします。

意味（1）

A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or combining forms of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the classical compounds of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary, but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.

extreme + -o- + -phile producing extremophile blog + -o- + -sphere producing blogosphere speed + -o- + meter producing speedometer sadism + -o- + masochism producing sadomasochism smell + -o- + vision producing smell-o-vision