αντι-

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See also: αντί, αντί-, ἀντί, and ἀντι-

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-, “against”).

Prefix

αντι- • (anti-)

  1. anti-, counter- (expressing: opposition, prevention, the opposite)
  2. revenge, reciprocal
  3. vice-, deputy, in place of
    ‎αντι- (anti-) + ‎ναύαρχος (návarchos, “admiral”) → ‎αντιναύαρχος (antinávarchos, “vice-admiral”)

Derived terms

Greek terms prefixed with ανθ-
Greek terms prefixed with αντ-
Greek terms prefixed with αντι-
Greek terms prefixed with αντί-

See also

  • αλεξι- (alexi-, “against, preventing, protecting”)

Further reading

  • αντι- - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
  • “αντι-”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998
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