homo-
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).
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homo-
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Antonyms edit
- (identical): hetero-
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Etymology 2 edit
From homosexual.
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homo-
- Of or pertaining to homosexuals or homosexuality.
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Etymology 3 edit
From homologue.
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homo-
- (organic chemistry) Used to form the names of compounds derived from simpler ones by addition of a methylene group.
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- homophenylalanine (and many more)
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Catalan edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).
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homo-
Etymology 2 edit
From homosexual.
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homo-
- homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)
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Further reading edit
- “homo-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “homo-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “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.
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Second sense abstracted from homoseksualitet or homoseksuel.
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homo-
- same, homo-
- pertaining to homosexuality
- ægteskab (“marriage”) + homo- → homoægteskab (“same-sex marriage”)
- -fobi (“-phobia”) + homo- → homofobi (“homophobia”)
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- “homo-” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
A clipping of words formed from Greek ὁμο- (homo-, meaning same).
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Audio (file)
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homo-
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Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism (see English homo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).
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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)
French edit
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homo-
- homo- (same)
- (relational) homosexuality; homo-
- Alternative form of homéo-
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Further reading edit
- “homo-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).
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homo-
Etymology 2 edit
Clipping of homosexual.
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homo-
Derived terms edit
From
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Further reading edit
- “homo-” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- hom- (before some vowel-initial roots)
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).
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homo-
- homo- (same)
- Antonym: hetero-
- homo- + sexuell (“sexual”) → homosexuell (“homosexual”)
Etymology 2 edit
Clipping of homosexuell.
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homo-
- homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)
- homo- + Ehe (“marriage”) → Homoehe (“same-sex marriage”)
- homo- + -phobie (“-phobia”) → Homophobie (“homophobia”)
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Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).
Pronunciation edit
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homo-
- homo-: same, identical.
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Further reading edit
- “homo-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”); found only in words borrowed from other languages (compare English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese homo-, Italian omo-).
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homo-
- homo- (same)
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós). Doublet of samo-.
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homo-
- homo-
- Synonym: samo-
- homo- + chroniczny → homochroniczny
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Further reading edit
- homo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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homo-
Spanish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).
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homo-
Etymology 2 edit
From homosexual.
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homo-
- homo- (relating to homosexuality)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “homo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).
Prefix edit
homo-
- homo- (same)
- Antonym: hetero-
- homo- + sexuell (“sexual”) → homosexuell (“homosexual”)
Etymology 2 edit
Clipping of homosexuell.
Prefix edit
homo-
- homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)
- homo- + äktenskap (“marriage”) → homoäktenskap (“same-sex marriage”)
- homo- + -fobi (“-phobia”) → homofobi (“homophobia”)