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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).
Pronunciation
Prefix
ομο- • (omo-)
- added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that denote something done simultaneously:
- ομο- (omo-) + χρόνος (chrónos, “time, year”) → ομόχρονος (omóchronos, “simultaneous”)
- ομο- (omo-) + βρόντος (vróntos, “crash, thunder”) → ομοβροντία (omovrontía, “fusillade, volley”)
- added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that denote something which has the same essence or derivation as another thing; homo-:
- ομο- (omo-) + φύλο (fýlo, “gender, sex”) → ομοφυλόφιλος (omofylófilos, “homosexual”)
- ομο- (omo-) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, reason”) → ομόλογος (omólogos, “counterpart”)
- ομο- (omo-) + είδος (eídos, “kind, type”) → ομοειδής (omoeidís, “uniform”)
- ομο- (omo-) + ουσία (ousía, “essence, substance”) → ομοούσιος (omooúsios, “consubstantial”)
- ομο- (omo-) + φωνή (foní, “voice”) → ομοφωνία (omofonía, “unanimity”)
Derived terms
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