homo-

See also: homo, Homo, and HOMO

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, same).

Prefix

homo-

  1. Same, identical.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with homo-
Translations
See also

Etymology 2

From homosexual.

Prefix

homo-

  1. Of or pertaining to homosexuality or same-sex relations.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From homologue.

Prefix

homo-

  1. (organic chemistry) Used to form the names of compounds derived from simpler ones by addition of a methylene group.
Derived terms
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Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (same)
    Antonym: hetero-

Etymology 2

From homosexual.

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with homo-

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

Second sense abstracted from homoseksualitet or homoseksuel.

Prefix

homo-

  1. same, homo-
  2. pertaining to homosexuality
    ægteskab (marriage) + ‎homo- → ‎homoægteskab (same-sex marriage)
    -fobi (-phobia) + ‎homo- → ‎homofobi (homophobia)

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with homo-

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

A clipping of words formed from Greek ὁμο- (homo-, meaning same).

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (same)
  2. homo- (pertaining to homosexuality)

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English homo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhomo-/, [ˈho̞mo̞-]

Prefix

homo-

  1. (in loanwords) homo- (same)
    homogeeninen, homoseksuaali, homonyymi
  2. homo-, gay (homosexual)
    homobaari, homoliitto, homomies

French

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (same)
  2. (relational) homosexuality; homo-
  3. alternative form of homéo-

Derived terms

Further reading

Galician

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (same)
    Antonym: hetero-

Etymology 2

Clipping of homosexual.

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (relating to homosexuality)
    Antonym: hetero-

Derived terms

From

Galician terms prefixed with homo-

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Further reading

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-

  1. homo- (same)
    Antonym: hetero-
    homo- + ‎sexuell (sexual) → ‎homosexuell (homosexual)

Etymology 2

Clipping of homosexuell.

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)
    homo- + ‎Ehe (marriage) → ‎Homoehe (same-sex marriage)
    homo- + ‎-phobie (-phobia) → ‎Homophobie (homophobia)
Derived terms

Further reading

  • homo-” in Duden online
  • homo-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, same).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [homo]
  • Hyphenation: ho‧mo

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo-: same, identical

Alternative forms

  • hom-

Derived terms

Category Indonesian terms prefixed with homo- not found

Further reading

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-

  1. 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-

  1. homo-
    Synonym: samo-
    homo- + ‎chroniczny → ‎homochroniczny

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with homo-

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/

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (same; identical)
  2. homo- (relating to homosexuals)

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (same)
    Antonym: hetero-

Etymology 2

From homosexual.

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (relating to homosexuality)

Derived terms

Further reading

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhʊmʊ/, /ˈhuːmʊ/

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, same).

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (same)
    Antonym: hetero-
    homo- + ‎sexuell (sexual) → ‎homosexuell (homosexual)

Etymology 2

Clipping of homosexuell.

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)
    homo- + ‎äktenskap (marriage) → ‎homoäktenskap (same-sex marriage)
    homo- + ‎-fobi (-phobia) → ‎homofobi (homophobia)

Derived terms

See also

References

Turkish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, same), from Proto-Indo-European *somHós. Doublet of hem.

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo-
Category Turkish terms prefixed with homo- not found