αμφι-

See also: ἀμφί and αμφί-

Greek

Alternative forms

• αμφί- (amfí-)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈamfi/

Prefix

αμφι- • (amfi-)

1. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something on two sides or in two places; amphi-, ambi-, bi-:

   ‎αμφι- (amfi-) + ‎βίος (víos, “life”) → ‎αμφίβιος (amfívios, “amphibian, amphibious”)

   ‎αμφι- (amfi-) + ‎δέξιος (déxios, “dextrous”) → ‎αμφιδέξιος (amfidéxios, “ambidextrous”)

   ‎αμφι- (amfi-) + ‎θέατρο (théatro, “theatre”) → ‎αμφιθέατρο (amfithéatro, “amphitheatre”)

   ‎αμφι- (amfi-) + ‎-φυλόφιλος (-fylófilos, “-sexual”) → ‎αμφιφυλόφιλος (amfifylófilos, “bisexual”)

   ‎αμφι- (amfi-) + ‎λεγόμενος (legómenos, “spoken, so-called, would be”) → ‎αμφιλεγόμενος (amfilegómenos, “controversial”)

2. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something between two opposing senses or between two places; amphi-, ambi-, bi-:

   ‎αμφι- (amfi-) + ‎θυμία (thymía, “willingness”) → ‎αμφιθυμία (amfithymía, “ambivalence”)

   ‎αμφι- (amfi-) + ‎ταλάντευση (talántefsi, “fluctuation, oscillation”) → ‎αμφιταλάντευση (amfitalántefsi, “vacillation, dithering”)

Derived terms

Greek terms prefixed with αμφι-

Greek terms prefixed with αμφί-