homo-
English
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).
Prefix
homo-
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
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Etymology 2
From homosexual.
Prefix
homo-
- Of or pertaining to homosexuality or same-sex relations.
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From homologue.
Prefix
homo-
- (organic chemistry) Used to form the names of compounds derived from simpler ones by addition of a methylene group.
Derived terms
- homophenylalanine (and many more)
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Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).
Prefix
homo-
Etymology 2
From homosexual.
Prefix
homo-
- homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “homo-”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “homo-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “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
Etymology
Second sense abstracted from homoseksualitet or homoseksuel.
Prefix
homo-
- same, homo-
- pertaining to homosexuality
- ægteskab (“marriage”) + homo- → homoægteskab (“same-sex marriage”)
- -fobi (“-phobia”) + homo- → homofobi (“homophobia”)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “homo-” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
A clipping of words formed from Greek ὁμο- (homo-, meaning same).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Prefix
homo-
Derived terms
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English homo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhomo-/, [ˈho̞mo̞-]
Prefix
homo-
French
Prefix
homo-
- homo- (same)
- (relational) homosexuality; homo-
- alternative form of homéo-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “homo-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).
Prefix
homo-
Etymology 2
Clipping of homosexual.
Prefix
homo-
Derived terms
From
.
Further reading
- “homo-”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
German
Alternative forms
- hom- (before some vowel-initial roots)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈho(ː)mo/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ho‧mo-
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).
Prefix
homo-
- homo- (same)
- Antonym: hetero-
- homo- + sexuell (“sexual”) → homosexuell (“homosexual”)
Etymology 2
Clipping of homosexuell.
Prefix
homo-
- homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)
- homo- + Ehe (“marriage”) → Homoehe (“same-sex marriage”)
- homo- + -phobie (“-phobia”) → Homophobie (“homophobia”)
Derived terms
Further reading
Indonesian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [homo]
- Hyphenation: ho‧mo
Prefix
homo-
- homo-: same, identical
Alternative forms
- hom-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “homo-” 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.
Latvian
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”); found only in words borrowed from other languages (compare English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese homo-, Italian omo-).
Prefix
homo-
- homo- (same)
Derived terms
Polish
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós). Doublet of samo-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xɔ.mɔ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔmɔ
- Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
Prefix
homo-
- homo-
- Synonym: samo-
- homo- + chroniczny → homochroniczny
Derived terms
Further reading
- homo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌõ.mo/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌo.mo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɔ.mɔ/
Prefix
homo-
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).
Prefix
homo-
Etymology 2
From homosexual.
Prefix
homo-
- homo- (relating to homosexuality)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “homo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhʊmʊ/, /ˈhuːmʊ/
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).
Prefix
homo-
- homo- (same)
- Antonym: hetero-
- homo- + sexuell (“sexual”) → homosexuell (“homosexual”)
Etymology 2
Clipping of homosexuell.
Prefix
homo-
- homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)
- homo- + äktenskap (“marriage”) → homoäktenskap (“same-sex marriage”)
- homo- + -fobi (“-phobia”) → homofobi (“homophobia”)
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
References
Turkish
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”), from Proto-Indo-European *somHós. Doublet of hem.
Prefix
homo-