lith-

See also: lith, Lith., -lith, liþ, lið, líth, and líð

English

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek λῐ́θος (lĭ́thos, “stone”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: lĭth, IPA^(key): /lɪθ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Homophones: -lith, lith

Prefix

lith-

stone

Usage notes

When combined with a word or another affix which begins with a consonant, this prefix concatenates with -o- (as litho-).

Synonyms

Synonymous affixes

lapid- (Latinate prefix)
-lite (quasi-Grecian suffix)
-lith (Grecian suffix)
pess- (Grecian prefix)
petr- (Grecian prefix)
plinth- (Grecian prefix)
pseph- (Grecian prefix)
ruder- (Latinate prefix)
rup- (Latinate prefix)
sax- (Latinate prefix)

Derived terms

Derived terms

lithagogue (pathology)
lithanode (electronics)
lithectasy (surgery)
lithectomy (surgery)
lithify →
- lithifaction
- lithification
- lithified
lithobiblion (geology)
lithobiotic →
- lithobiotism
lithobrake →
- lithobraking
lithocarp
lithochromatic →
- lithochromic
lithochromatography →
- lithochromatographic
lithochrome
lithochromy
lithochrysography
lithoclast (surgery, otherwise obsolete) →
- lithoclastic
- lithoclasty
lithocol, lithocolla
lithocoralline
lithocyst (zoölogy and botany)
lithocystotomy (surgery)
lithodialysis (surgery) →
- lithodialytic
lithofacies (geology)
lithofellic, lithofellinic (chemistry)
lithofracteur
lithofractor
lithogenesis, lithogenesy
lithogenous
lithogeny (pathology and geology)
lithoglyph →
- lithoglypher (obsolete)
lithoglyphite
lithograph →
- litho
- lithographed
lithographer
litholabe, litholabon (surgery)
litholapaxy (surgery)
litholatry →
- litholatrous
litholeine
lithologer (obsolete, rare)
litholysis (surgery)
litholyte
litholytic
lithomancy
lithometer
lithomyl →
- lithomyly
lithonephritis (pathology)
lithonephrotomy (surgery)
lithopædion, lithopædium
lithophagous
lithophagus
lithophane →
- lithophanic
lithophany
lithophil(e), lithophilic (geology and chemistry)
lithophilous
lithophone (surgery)
lithophosphor →
- lithophosphoric
lithophotography
lithophthisis (pathology)
lithophyll (palæontology)
lithophysa, lithophyse
lithophyte (zoölogy and botany) →
- lithophytic
- lithophytous
lithopone
lithoscope (surgery)
lithoscopist (obsolete)
lithosere (ecology)
lithosol (pedology)
lithospermous (botany)
lithosphere →
- lithospheric
lithostatic (geology)
lithostratigraphy (geology) →
- lithostratigraphic
- lithostratigraphical
lithotheology
lithotint →
- lithotinted
lithotripsy, lithotripsis (surgery and medicine) →
- lithotriptist (rare)
lithotroph (biology)
- lithotrophic
- lithotrophy
lithotype →
- lithotypy →
  - lithotype
  - lithotypic
lithoxyloidical (obsolete)
lithoxylon, lithoxyl(e) (mineralogy) →
- lithoxylite
lithuresis, lithuria (pathology)
lithurorrhœa

English terms prefixed with lith-

Related terms

Terms ultimately deriving from λίθος (lithos, “stone”) but not formed with this prefix

lithæmia (pathology) →
- lithæmic
lithanthrax (obsolete)
litharge →
- litharge-furnace
- litharge of bismuth (obsolete)
- litharge of gold (obsolete)
- litharge of lead (obsolete)
- litharge of silver (obsolete)
- litharge-plaster
- litharge-way
lithic →
- lithate, lithiate (chemistry) →
  - lithatic
- lithiated (obsolete)
- lithic acid (chemistry and pathology, obsolete)
- lithic age
lithia (pathology)
lithiasis (pathology)
lithion (chemistry, obsolete) →
- lithia (chemistry) →
  - lithia-emerald
  - lithia-mica
  - lithia salt
  - lithia-tourmaline
  - lithia water
  - lithium (chemistry) →
    - lithian (mineralogy)
    - lithiated
    - lithic (chemistry) →
      - lithic paint
    - lithiophilite (mineralogy)
- lithina (chemistry, obsolete)
- lithionite (mineralogy, obsolete)
lithiophorite (mineralogy)
lithistid →
- lithistidan
lithodipyra
lithodomus, lithodome (zoölogy) →
- lithodomize
- lithodomous (zoölogy)
lithoglyphic
lithography →
- lith →
  - lith film
- lithographic →
  - lithographical →
    - lithographically
  - lithographic limestone
  - lithographic offset
  - lithographic paper
  - lithographic slate
  - lithographic stone
  - lithographic varnish
- lithographize (obsolete)
- lithoprint →
  - lithoprinting
lithoid →
- lithoidal
lithology →
- lithologic
- lithological →
  - lithologically
- lithologist
lithomarge, lithomarga (geology)
lithonthryptic (medicine)
lithontriptor (surgery)
lithophyton
lithops
lithosiid
lithospermon, lithospermum, lithosperm
lithothamnion →
- lithothamnic
lithotome
lithotomic →
- lithotomical
lithotomy →
- lithotomist
- lithotomize →
  - lithotomized
- lithotomy position (obstetrics)
lithotripter (medicine)
lithotritor, lithotriteur (surgery) →
- lithotrity →
  - lithotrite (surgery)
  - lithotritic
  - lithotritist
  - lithotritize

References

“litho-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Anagrams

Hilt, hilt