meta-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "meta"
English
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɛt.ə/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈmɛt.ə/, [ˈmɛɾ.ə]
- (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈmet.ə/, [ˈmeɾ.ə]
Etymology 1
editFrom Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-), from μετά (metá), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀕𐀲 (me-ta), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *meth₂ (“in the middle”).
Pronunciation
editOnly relating to metabolism:
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɪˈta/
- (General American) IPA(key): /məˈtæ/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /mɪˈtæ/
Prefix
editmeta-
- (anatomy and zoology) Behind. [From 19th century]
- (botany and zoology) Later or subsequent. [From 19th century]
- (obsolete, architecture and zoology) Situated between two segments. [From 19th century]
- (chemistry) Having fewer molecules of water than the ortho- equivalent. [From 19th century]
- (organic chemistry) in isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in alternate (1,3) positions; contrasted with ortho- and para-. [From 1833]
- (biochemistry) Relating to metabolism.
Translations
editanatomy, zoology: behind
botany, zoology: later or subsequent
chemistry: having fewer molecules of water than the ortho- equivalent
chemistry: contrasted with ortho- and para-
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See also
edit- protero- (early, first)
Etymology 2
editBack-formation from metaphysics.
Prefix
editmeta-
- Transcending, encompassing.
- Pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive or recursive; about itself or about other things of the same type. For example, metadata is data that describes data, metalanguage is language that describes language, etc. [From 17th century]
- Having analogies with metaphysics.
Related terms
editTranslations
edittranscending, encompassing
pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive or recursive; about itself or about other things of the same type
having analogies with metaphysics
Etymology 3
editBack-formation from metamorphism.
Prefix
editmeta-
- (geology) Modified by metamorphosis; analogies and derivatives of metamorphism. [From 19th century]
Translations
editgeology: analogies and derivatives of metamorphism
Etymology 4
editBack-formation from metastasis.
Prefix
editmeta-
- (pathology) Consequent on.
Translations
editpathology: consequent on
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- List of Ancient Greek words starting with meta-, on Perseus
Anagrams
editCzech
editEtymology
editDerived from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).
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editPrefix
editmeta-
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editFurther reading
editDutch
editEtymology
editInternationalism (see English meta-), from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).
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editPrefix
editmeta-
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editFinnish
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).
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editPrefix
editmeta-
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editGerman
editAlternative forms
edit- met- (prevocalic)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).
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editPrefix
editmeta-
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editFurther reading
editHungarian
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).[1]
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editPrefix
editmeta-
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editReferences
edit- ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editmeta-
Alternative forms
editDerived terms
editCategory Indonesian terms prefixed with meta- not found
Further reading
edit- “meta-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
editPronunciation
editPrefix
editmeta-
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editAnagrams
editPolish
editEtymology
editDerived from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /mɛ.ta/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛta
- Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
- Homophone: meta
Prefix
editmeta-
- meta-
- meta- + fizyka → metafizyka
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editFurther reading
edit- meta- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).
Prefix
editmeta-
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editSpanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek μετά (metá).
Prefix
editmeta-
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editFurther reading
edit- “meta-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Welsh
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English meta-, from Ancient Greek μετά (metá).
Prefix
editmeta-
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editFurther reading
edit- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “meta-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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