homo-
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).
PrefixEdit
homo-
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
Same
Etymology 2Edit
From homosexual.
PrefixEdit
homo-
- Of or pertaining to homosexuals or homosexuality.
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 3Edit
From homologue.
PrefixEdit
homo-
- (organic chemistry) Used to form the names of compounds derived from simpler ones by addition of a methylene group.
Derived termsEdit
- homophenylalanine (and many more)
See alsoEdit
AnagramsEdit
CatalanEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).
PrefixEdit
homo-
Etymology 2Edit
From homosexual.
PrefixEdit
homo-
- homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “homo-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “homo-” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “homo-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “homo-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Second sense abstracted from homoseksualitet or homoseksuel.
PrefixEdit
homo-
- same, homo-
- pertaining to homosexuality
- ægteskab (“marriage”) + homo- → homoægteskab (“same-sex marriage”)
- -fobi (“-phobia”) + homo- → homofobi (“homophobia”)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “homo-” in Den Danske Ordbog
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
A clipping of words formed from Greek ὁμο- (homo-, meaning same).
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
PrefixEdit
homo-
Derived termsEdit
FinnishEdit
PrefixEdit
homo-
- homo- (same; only in loanwords directly adapted from a term in which "homo-" appears in this sense, e.g. homogeeninen, homoseksuaali, homonyymi)
- homo-, gay (homosexual; with common language words, e.g. homobaari, homoliitto, homomies)
FrenchEdit
PrefixEdit
homo-
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “homo-” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
GalicianEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).
PrefixEdit
homo-
Etymology 2Edit
Clipping homosexual
PrefixEdit
homo-
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “homo-” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
GermanEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- hom- (before some vowel-initial roots)
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).
PrefixEdit
homo-
- homo- (same)
- homo- + sexuell (“sexual”) → homosexuell (“homosexual”)
- Antonym: hetero-
Etymology 2Edit
Clipping of homosexuell.
PrefixEdit
homo-
- homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)
- homo- + Ehe (“marriage”) → Homoehe (“same-sex marriage”)
- homo- + -phobie (“-phobia”) → Homophobie (“homophobia”)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
LatvianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”); found only in words borrowed from other languages (compare English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese homo-, Italian omo-).
PrefixEdit
homo-
- homo- (same)
Derived termsEdit
PortugueseEdit
PrefixEdit
homo-
SpanishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).
PrefixEdit
homo-
Etymology 2Edit
From homosexual
PrefixEdit
homo-
- homo- (relating to homosexuality)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “homo-” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.