pluri-

See also: pluri

English

Etymology

From Latin pluri-, combining form of plūris, from plūs, from Old Latin *plous, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“many”). Related to plenty, plural (via Latin) and fele, full (via PIE).

Prefix

pluri-

  1. several

Synonyms

  • multi- (from Classical Latin)
  • poly- (from Ancient Greek)

Antonyms

Hyponyms

  • oligo- (from Ancient Greek via New Latin)
  • pauci- (from Latin)

Derived terms

French

Etymology

From Latin plures.

Prefix

pluri-

  1. pluri-

Derived terms

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pluri-, combining form of plūris, from plūs, from Old Latin *plous, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“many”). Related to plenty, plural (via Latin) and fele, full (via PIE).

Prefix

pluri-

  1. pluri-; multi-
    ‎aggravato (“aggrevated (law)”) + ‎pluri- → ‎pluriaggravato (“having multiple aggravating factors”)
    ‎lingue (“languages”) + ‎pluri- → ‎plurilingue (“multilingual”)
    ‎decorato (“decorated”) + ‎pluri- → ‎pluridecorato (“much-decorated”)

Usage notes

  • Highly productive prefix in Italian.

Spanish

Prefix

pluri-

  1. pluri-

Derived terms

Further reading

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