inter-

See also: inter, Inter, and întèr-

English

Etymology

From Latin inter- (“between, amid”), a form of prepositional inter (“between”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪntə/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ɪntɚ/, [ɪɾ̃ɚ], [ɪn(ɾ)ɚ]
  • Homophone: inner (some dialects)

Prefix

inter-

1. between, amid, among
2. within
3. mutual, together
4. reciprocal, to each other
5. intermediate

Synonyms

• (between, amid): mid-, dia-
• (within): intra-
• (mutual): co-, con-/com-/col-/cor-, syn-/syl-/sym-

Antonyms

• (within): extra-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with inter-

Derived terms

• intermediary
• intermediate
• international
• interact
• interaction
• interactive
• interarticular
• interethnic
• interface
• interlace
• intermediary
• intermit
• Internet
• interplanetary
• interpolate
• interpolitical
• interpret
• interproject
• intersperse
• interstate
• interstellar
• interwoven
• intercede

Related terms

• intra-

Translations

among, between

• Armenian: միջ- (miǰ-)
• Breton: etre-
• Catalan: inter- (ca)
• Czech: mezi-
• Danish: inter-, mellem (da)
• Dutch: inter- (nl)
• Esperanto: inter-
• Finnish: -välinen, inter- (fi)
• French: entre- (fr), inter- (fr)

  Old French: entre-

• Galician: inter- (gl)
• German: inter- (de) (only with Latinate stems); durch- (de), unter- (de), ver- (de), zwischen- (de) (depending on sense)
• Greek: δια- (el) (dia-)
• Ido: inter-
• Indonesian: antar-, inter-
• Irish: idir-
• Italian: inter- (it)
• Khmer: អន្តរ- (an ta rak)
• Komi-Zyrian: -костса (-kostsa)
• Korean: 간 (gan-)
• Macedonian: меѓу- (meǵu-), интер- (inter-)
• Malay: antara-
• Manx: eddyr-
• Norman: întèr-
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: inter-

  Nynorsk: inter-

• Old English: betwēon-, betwux-, middel-
• Polish: między- (pl), inter- (pl)
• Portuguese: entre-, inter-
• Russian: интер- (intɛr-), между- (meždu-), меж(ъ)- (ru) (mež()-)
• Sanskrit: अन्तर् (sa) (antar)
• Scottish Gaelic: eadar-
• Spanish: inter- (es)
• Udmurt: -куспо (-kuspo)
• Ukrainian: між- (miž-)
• Volapük: bevü-
• Welsh: rhyng-
• West Frisian: ynter-

See also

• intra-
• super-
• supra-
• trans-

Further reading

• inter- in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• inter- in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
• inter- at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• -retin, -retin-, Terni, Tiner, inert, n-tier, niter, nitre, riten., terin, trine

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin inter.

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with inter-

Further reading

• “inter-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “inter-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “inter-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “inter-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Czech

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

   ‎inter- + ‎nacionální → ‎internacionální

   Synonym: mezi-

Further reading

• inter- in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• inter- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Danish

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with inter-

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin inter- (“between, amid”).

Prefix

inter-

1. between, among

Derived terms

Esperanto terms prefixed with inter-

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin inter-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈint(ː)er-/, [ˈin̪t̪(ː)e̞r-]

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inter. Cognate with the non-borrowed form entre-.

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with inter-

Galician

Etymology

From Latin inter.

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

Derived terms

Galician terms prefixed with inter-

Further reading

• “inter-” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

German

Etymology

From Latin inter.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

Usage notes

• The prefix is productive in German, but only with words and stems borrowed from Latin, Greek, or Romance; not with native Germanic words (unlike English in intertwine, interwind, etc.). The prefixes durch-, unter-, ver-, and zwischen- are used instead depending on the sense.

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with inter-

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈintɛr]
• Hyphenation: in‧ter

Prefix

inter-

1. (nominal prefix) inter-

Derived terms

Hungarian adjectives prefixed with inter-

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian prefixes

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch inter-, from Latin inter-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér (“between”). Doublet of antar-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɪntər]
• Hyphenation: in‧têr

Prefix

intêr-

1. inter-

   Synonyms: antar-, lintas, trans-

Derived terms

Indonesian terms prefixed with inter-

Further reading

• “inter-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with inter-

Anagrams

• Terni, entri, terni, treni, trine

Latin

Alternative forms

• intel- (before L)

Etymology

From the preposition inter.

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

Derived terms

Latin terms prefixed with inter-

• interpunctus

Descendants

• → Catalan: inter-
• → Czech: inter-
• → Danish: inter-
• → Dutch: inter-
• → English: inter-
• → Finnish: inter-
• → French: inter-
• → Galician: inter-
• → German: inter-
• → Hungarian: inter-
• → Italian: inter-
• → Norman: întèr-
• → Norwegian: inter-
• → Polish: inter-
• → Portuguese: inter-
• → Russian: интер- (inter-)
• → Spanish: inter-
• → West Frisian: ynter-

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin inter, inter-.

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with inter-

References

• “inter-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “inter-” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin inter, inter-.

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with inter-

References

• “inter-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Derived from Latin inter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈin.tɛr/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -intɛr
• Syllabification: in‧ter

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

   ‎inter- + ‎wokaliczny → ‎interwokaliczny

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with inter-

Further reading

• inter- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inter-. Doublet of entre-.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌĩ.teʁ/ [ˌĩ.teh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌĩ.teʁ/ [ˌĩ.teh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌĩ.teɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌĩ.teʁ/ [ˌĩ.teχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌĩ.teɻ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌĩ.tɛɾ/

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with inter-

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin inter.

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with inter-

Related terms

• entre-

Further reading

• “inter-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014