Wiktionary

poly-

See also: poly, pöly, póly, poly., and -poly

English Edit

Etymology Edit

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (“much, many”).

Pronunciation Edit

Prefix Edit

poly-

  1. many
    Synonyms: (from English) mani-, (from Latin) multi-
    Antonyms: (from Ancient Greek) mono-, (from Ancient Greek) oligo-, (from Latin, rare) pauci-, (from Latin) uni-
  2. polymer

Derived terms Edit

English terms prefixed with poly-

Translations Edit

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Anagrams Edit

Dutch Edit

Etymology Edit

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (“much, many”).

Pronunciation Edit

  • Audio(file)

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poly-

  1. poly-

Derived terms Edit

Dutch terms prefixed with poly-

Finnish Edit

Etymology Edit

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús).

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpoly/, [ˈpo̞ly]
  • IPA(key): /ˈpolu/, [ˈpo̞lu]

Prefix Edit

poly-

  1. poly-

Usage notes Edit

Terms that violate Finnish vowel harmony are occasionally adapted to fit it, particularly in colloquial speech. As such, poly- may be pronounced polu-.

Derived terms Edit

Finnish terms prefixed with poly-

French Edit

Etymology Edit

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (“much, many”).

Pronunciation Edit

Prefix Edit

poly-

  1. poly- (many)
    Synonyms: multi-, pluri-
    Antonyms: mono-, uni-

Derived terms Edit

French terms prefixed with poly-

German Edit

Etymology Edit

Ultimately from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”).

Pronunciation Edit

Prefix Edit

poly-

  1. poly-

Derived terms Edit

German terms prefixed with poly-

Norwegian Nynorsk Edit

Etymology Edit

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (“much, many”). Related to full and fleire.

Prefix Edit

poly-

  1. poly-
    Synonyms: fleir-, mange-
    Antonym: (often) mono-

Derived terms Edit

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with poly-

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