αμφι-

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Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí).

Pronunciation

Prefix

αμφι- • (amfi-)

  1. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something on two sides or in two places; amphi-, ambi-, bi-:
    ‎αμφι- (amfi-) + ‎βίος (víos, “life”) → ‎αμφίβιος (amfívios, “amphibian, amphibious”)
    ‎αμφι- (amfi-) + ‎δέξιος (déxios, “dextrous”) → ‎αμφιδέξιος (amfidéxios, “ambidextrous”)
    ‎αμφι- (amfi-) + ‎θέατρο (théatro, “theatre”) → ‎αμφιθέατρο (amfithéatro, “amphitheatre”)
    ‎αμφι- (amfi-) + ‎-φυλόφιλος (-fylófilos, “-sexual”) → ‎αμφιφυλόφιλος (amfifylófilos, “bisexual”)
    ‎αμφι- (amfi-) + ‎λεγόμενος (legómenos, “spoken, so-called, would be”) → ‎αμφιλεγόμενος (amfilegómenos, “controversial”)
  2. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something between two opposing senses or between two places; amphi-, ambi-, bi-:
    ‎αμφι- (amfi-) + ‎θυμία (thymía, “willingness”) → ‎αμφιθυμία (amfithymía, “ambivalence”)
    ‎αμφι- (amfi-) + ‎ταλάντευση (talántefsi, “fluctuation, oscillation”) → ‎αμφιταλάντευση (amfitalántefsi, “vacillation, dithering”)

Derived terms

Greek terms prefixed with αμφι-
αμφιβάλλω
αμφίβολος
αμφιδέξιος
αμφιθέατρο
αμφιταλαντεύομαι
Αμφιτρίτη
αμφιφυλόφιλος
Greek terms prefixed with αμφί-
αμφίβιος
αμφίδρομος
αμφίπλευρος
αμφίχειρας
αμφίψωμο
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