See also: ἀμφί and αμφί-

Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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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)

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