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Greek
- υπ- (yp-), ύπ- (ýp-) (before vowels)
- υπό- (ypó-)
- υφ- (yf-), ύφ- (ýf-) (before vowels which used to have a rough breathing)
Prefix
υπο- • (ypo-)
- hypo-, under-, sub-, infra-
- υπο- (ypo-) + σαχάριος (sachários, “Saharan”) → υποσαχάριος (yposachários, “sub-Saharan”)
- indicating a lower or downward position or movement
- υπο- (ypo-) + στιγμή (stigmí, “point”) → υποστιγμή (ypostigmí, “comma”, literally “lower point”)
Derived terms
Category Greek terms prefixed with υφ- not found