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English
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ὁμός ( homós , “ same ” ) .
Prefix
homo-
Same , identical .
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Etymology 2
From homosexual .
Prefix
homo-
Of or pertaining to homosexuals or homosexuality .
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Etymology 3
From homologue .
Prefix
homo-
( organic chemistry ) Used to form the names of compounds derived from simpler ones by addition of a methylene group.
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Catalan
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ὁμός ( homós ) .
Prefix
homo-
homo- ( same )
Antonym: hetero-
Etymology 2
From homosexual .
Prefix
homo-
homo- ( of or pertaining to homosexuality )
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Further reading
Danish
Etymology
Second sense abstracted from homoseksualitet or homoseksuel .
Prefix
homo-
same , homo-
pertaining to homosexuality
ægteskab ( “ marriage ” ) + homo- → homoægteskab ( “ same-sex marriage ” )
-fobi ( “ -phobia ” ) + homo- → homofobi ( “ homophobia ” )
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Dutch
Etymology
A clipping of words formed from Greek ὁμο- (homo- , meaning same ).
Pronunciation
Prefix
homo-
homo- ( same )
homo- ( pertaining to homosexuality )
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Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English homo- ), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός ( homós ) .
Pronunciation
Prefix
homo-
homo- ( same; only in loanwords directly adapted from a term in which "homo-" appears in this sense, e.g. homogeeninen , homoseksuaali , homonyymi )
homo-, gay ( homosexual; with common language words, e.g. homobaari , homoliitto , homomies )
French
Prefix
homo-
homo- ( same )
( relational ) homosexuality ; homo-
Alternative form of homéo-
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Galician
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ὁμός ( homós ) .
Prefix
homo-
homo- ( same )
Antonym: hetero-
Etymology 2
Clipping of homosexual .
Prefix
homo-
homo- ( relating to homosexuality )
Antonym: hetero-
Derived terms
From
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Further reading
German
hom- ( before some vowel-initial roots )
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈho(ː)mo/
Hyphenation: ho‧mo-
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός ( homós , “ same ” ) .
Prefix
homo-
homo- ( same )
Antonym: hetero-
homo- + sexuell ( “ sexual ” ) → homosexuell ( “ homosexual ” )
Etymology 2
Clipping of homosexuell .
Prefix
homo-
homo- ( of or pertaining to homosexuality )
homo- + Ehe ( “ marriage ” ) → Homoehe ( “ same-sex marriage ” )
homo- + -phobie ( “ -phobia ” ) → Homophobie ( “ homophobia ” )
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Further reading
“homo- ” in Duden online
“homo- ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Indonesian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὁμός ( homós , “ same ” ) .
Pronunciation
Prefix
homo-
homo- : same, identical.
Derived terms
Category Indonesian terms prefixed with homo- not found
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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-
homo- (same)
Derived terms
Polish
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ὁμός ( homós ) . Doublet of samo- .
Pronunciation
Prefix
homo-
homo-
Synonym: samo-
homo- + chroniczny → homochroniczny
Derived terms
Further reading
homo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὁμός ( homós , “ same ” ) .
Pronunciation
Prefix
homo-
homo- ( same; identical )
homo- ( relating to homosexuals )
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ὁμός ( homós ) .
Prefix
homo-
homo- ( same )
Antonym: hetero-
Etymology 2
From homosexual .
Prefix
homo-
homo- ( relating to homosexuality )
Derived terms
Further reading
Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός ( homós , “ same ” ) .
Prefix
homo-
homo- ( same )
Antonym: hetero-
homo- + sexuell ( “ sexual ” ) → homosexuell ( “ homosexual ” )
Etymology 2
Clipping of homosexuell .
Prefix
homo-
homo- ( of or pertaining to homosexuality )
homo- + äktenskap ( “ marriage ” ) → homoäktenskap ( “ same-sex marriage ” )
homo- + -fobi ( “ -phobia ” ) → homofobi ( “ homophobia ” )
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Turkish
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός ( homós , “ same ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *somHós . Doublet of hem .
Prefix
homo-
homo-
Category Turkish terms prefixed with homo- not found