homo-

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See also: homo, Homo, and HOMO

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).

Prefix

homo-

  1. Same, identical.
Synonyms
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of "identical"): hetero-
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with homo-
Translations
See also

Etymology 2

From homosexual.

Prefix

homo-

  1. Of or pertaining to homosexuals or homosexuality.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From homologue.

Prefix

homo-

  1. (organic chemistry) Used to form the names of compounds derived from simpler ones by addition of a methylene group.
Derived terms
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Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (same)
    Antonym: hetero-

Etymology 2

From homosexual.

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with homo-

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

Second sense abstracted from homoseksualitet or homoseksuel.

Prefix

homo-

  1. same, homo-
  2. pertaining to homosexuality
    ‎ægteskab (“marriage”) + ‎homo- → ‎homoægteskab (“same-sex marriage”)
    ‎-fobi (“-phobia”) + ‎homo- → ‎homofobi (“homophobia”)

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with homo-

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

A clipping of words formed from Greek ὁμο- (homo-, meaning same).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (same)
  2. homo- (pertaining to homosexuality)

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with homo-

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English homo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).

Pronunciation

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (same; only in loanwords directly adapted from a term in which "homo-" appears in this sense, e.g. homogeeninen, homoseksuaali, homonyymi)
  2. homo-, gay (homosexual; with common language words, e.g. homobaari, homoliitto, homomies)

French

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (same)
  2. (relational) homosexuality; homo-
  3. Alternative form of homéo-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with homo-

Further reading

Galician

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (same)
    Antonym: hetero-

Etymology 2

Clipping of homosexual.

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (relating to homosexuality)
    Antonym: hetero-

Derived terms

From

Galician terms prefixed with homo-

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Further reading

German

Alternative forms

  • hom- (before some vowel-initial roots)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈho(ː)mo/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ho‧mo-

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (same)
    Antonym: hetero-
    ‎homo- + ‎sexuell (“sexual”) → ‎homosexuell (“homosexual”)

Etymology 2

Clipping of homosexuell.

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)
    ‎homo- + ‎Ehe (“marriage”) → ‎Homoehe (“same-sex marriage”)
    ‎homo- + ‎-phobie (“-phobia”) → ‎Homophobie (“homophobia”)
Derived terms
German terms prefixed with homo-

Further reading

  • “homo-” in Duden online
  • “homo-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ho‧mo

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo-: same, identical.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Category Indonesian terms prefixed with homo- not found

Further reading

Latvian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”); found only in words borrowed from other languages (compare English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese homo-, Italian omo-).

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (same)

Derived terms

Latvian terms prefixed with homo-

Polish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós). Doublet of samo-.

Pronunciation

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo-
    Synonym: samo-
    ‎homo- + ‎chroniczny → ‎homochroniczny

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with homo-

Further reading

  • homo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (same; identical)
  2. homo- (relating to homosexuals)

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (same)
    Antonym: hetero-

Etymology 2

From homosexual.

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (relating to homosexuality)

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with homo-

Further reading

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhʊmʊ/, /ˈhuːmʊ/

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (same)
    Antonym: hetero-
    ‎homo- + ‎sexuell (“sexual”) → ‎homosexuell (“homosexual”)

Etymology 2

Clipping of homosexuell.

Prefix

homo-

  1. homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)
    ‎homo- + ‎äktenskap (“marriage”) → ‎homoäktenskap (“same-sex marriage”)
    ‎homo- + ‎-fobi (“-phobia”) → ‎homofobi (“homophobia”)

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with homo-

Related terms

See also

References

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