# pseudo-
## Translingual
### Prefix

pseudo-
* (biology) Not a true, appearing like a true

#### Derived terms
## English
### Alternative forms

* pseud- (before a vowel other than O)

### Etymology

From Middle English pseudo- (but uncommon before Modern English), from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈsjuː.dəʊ/, /ˈsuː.dəʊ/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈsu.doʊ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Hyphenation: pseu‧do-

### Prefix

pseudo-
* False; not genuine; fake.
* (proscribed) Quasi-; almost.

#### Synonyms

* (false): mis-

#### Derived terms

* pseudodiaxial
* pseudodicotomous
* pseudodiequatorial
* pseudodoxy
* pseudo-Latin

#### Translations

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### References

* James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Pseudo-”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VII (O–P), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1543, column 1.

### Further reading

* “pseudo-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
* “pseudo-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
* John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “pseudo-”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. -- lists many derived terms

### Anagrams

* psuedo, does up, doupes, psuedo-, souped

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

IPA: (Central) [ˌpsɛw.ðu]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [ˌpsɛw.ðo]

### Prefix

pseudo-
* pseudo-

#### Derived terms
## Czech
### Prefix

pseudo-
* pseudo-
    Synonym: pa-

#### Related terms

* pseudonym

### Further reading

* pseudo- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

## Danish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /søvdo-/, [ˈsœwd̥o-]

### Prefix

pseudo-
* pseudo-

#### Synonyms

* skin-

#### Derived terms
## Dutch
### Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpsœy̯.doː/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

pseudo-
* pseudo-

#### Derived terms
## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see English pseudo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpseu̯do-/, [ˈps̠e̞u̯do̞-]

### Prefix

pseudo-
* pseudo-

#### Derived terms

* pseudoefedriini

### Further reading

* “pseudo-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## French
### Alternative forms

* pseud- (found before vowels, as in pseudesthésie)

### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψευδο- (pseudo-, “false”), from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /psø.do/
* Audio:(file)

### Prefix

pseudo-
* pseudo-
    pseudo-langue ― fake language

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “pseudo-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## German
### Etymology

Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false, lying”)

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Prefix

pseudo-
* pseudo-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “pseudo-” in Duden online
* “pseudo-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Interlingua
### Prefix

pseudo-
* pseudo-

### References

* Alexander Gode, Hugh Blair (1951) Interlingua Grammar, International Auxiliary Language Association, Inc., page 110

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌpsɛw.do/
* Hyphenation: psèu‧do-

### Prefix

pseudo-
* pseudo-

#### Derived terms
## Latin
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “lying, false”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈpseu̯.do/, [ˈps̠ɛu̯d̪ɔ]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈpseu̯.do/, [ˈpsɛːu̯d̪o]

### Prefix

pseudo-
* false, fake

#### Derived terms
## Malay
### Etymology

Internationalism (see English pseudo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /(p)sudo-/, /(p)seudo-/
* Hyphenation: (p)su‧do-, (p)séu‧do-

### Prefix

pseudo-
* pseudo-

### Further reading

* “pseudo” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Polish
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

* IPA: /psɛw.dɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛwdɔ
* Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
* Homophone: pseudo

### Prefix

pseudo-
* pseudo- (false, not genuine, fake)
    Synonym: niby-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* pseudo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˌpsew.do/, /piˌsew.do/, /-du/
* (Portugal) IPA: /psew.dɔ/ [psew.ðɔ]

### Prefix

pseudo-
* pseudo- (not genuine)
    pseudociência ― pseudoscience

#### Derived terms
## Romanian
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs).

### Prefix

pseudo-
* pseudo- (not genuine)

#### Derived terms
## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* seudo-

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /seudo/ [seu̯.ð̞o]
* Syllabification: pseu‧do-

### Prefix

pseudo-
* pseudo- (not genuine)

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “pseudo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²(p)sɛvdʊ-/
Words with this prefix receive a grave accent. The first pitch peak is on the syllable pseudo while the second peak is placed later in the prefixed word.

### Prefix

pseudo-
* pseudo-