αντι-
Greek edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-, “against”).
Prefix edit
αντι- • (anti-)
- anti-, counter- (expressing: opposition, prevention, the opposite)
- revenge, reciprocal
- vice-, deputy, in place of
- αντι- (anti-) + ναύαρχος (návarchos, “admiral”) → αντιναύαρχος (antinávarchos, “vice-admiral”)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- αλεξι- (alexi-, “against, preventing, protecting”)
Further reading edit
- αντι- - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
- αντι- - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.