See also: sub, sub., and

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sub (under). Doublet of hypo-.

PronunciationEdit

IPA(key): /səb/

PrefixEdit

sub-

  1. under, beneath
  2. subsidiary, secondary
  3. almost, nearly

Usage notesEdit

In Latin, the following sound changes affected "sub-" and cause English borrowings from Latin which contain this prefix to have different forms. Words formed in English using the prefix "sub-" do not exhibit these sound changes. (Combination with 's' involved elision and the other changes involved assimilation.)

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AnagramsEdit

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sub.

PrefixEdit

sub-

  1. sub-

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CzechEdit

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

sub-

  1. sub-
    Synonym: pod-
    sub- + ‎optimální → ‎suboptimální

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Further readingEdit

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

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

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PrefixEdit

sub-

  1. sub-

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sub-.

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

sub-

  1. sub-

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GalicianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sub.

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sub-

  1. sub-

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GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Ultimately from Latin sub (under).

PronunciationEdit

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sub-

  1. sub-

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ItalianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

  • sud- (before a letter "d")
  • sum- (before a letter "m")

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sub-.

PrefixEdit

sub-

  1. sub-

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LatinEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From sub (under, beneath, below).

PrefixEdit

sub-

  1. under, sub-
    1. Attached to verbs, may denote the position or direction of an action
      sub- (under, below) + ‎scrībō (write) → ‎subscrībō (to write underneath, to write below)
    2. In compounds, may stand for sub in a prepositional phrase
      sub- (under) + ‎terra (earth) + ‎-āneus (adjective-forming suffix) → ‎subterrāneus (subterranean, underground)
      sub- (under) + ‎lūna (moon) + ‎-āris (adjective-forming suffix) → ‎sublūnāris (sublunar, sublunary)
    3. Attached to adjectives, creates new adjectives of lesser intensity, having a sense like "somewhat", "slightly", "rather", "-ish"
      sub- (somewhat) + ‎amārus (bitter) → ‎subamārus (somewhat bitter, bitterish)

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PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin sub-.

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

sub-

  1. sub- (under, beneath)
    Synonym: pod-
  2. sub- (subsidiary, secondary)
    Synonym: pod-
  3. sub- (almost, nearly)
    Synonym: pod-

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • sub- in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • sub- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sub-. Doublet of so-.

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

sub-

  1. sub- (under, beneath)
    Synonym: so-
  2. sub- (subsidiary, secondary)

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RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

See sub, from Latin sub.

PronunciationEdit

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sub-

  1. sub-

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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin sub-.

PrefixEdit

sub-

  1. sub-
    Synonym: so-

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