hetero-

See also: hetero, hétéro, hétero, and hétéro-

English

Alternative forms

  • heter-

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, other, another, different).

Prefix

hetero-

  1. other, different.
  2. (transplantation) Synonym of xeno-

Antonyms

Coordinate terms

  • allo- (sometimes synonymous; differentiated in transplantation sense, intraspecies versus interspecies)

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with hetero-

Translations

See also

Anagrams

Asturian

Prefix

hetero-

  1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms

Asturian terms prefixed with hetero-

Danish

Etymology

Sense 2 from heteroseksuel.

Prefix

hetero-

  1. hetero- (different, other)
  2. of or pertaining to heterosexuality
    heterosexisme, heteronormativ

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with hetero-

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Prefix

hetero-

  1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with hetero-

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English hetero-), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhetero-/, [ˈhe̞t̪e̞ro̞-]

Prefix

hetero-

  1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with hetero-

Galician

Prefix

hetero-

  1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms

Galician terms prefixed with hetero-

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Prefix

hetero-

  1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with hetero-

Hungarian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, other, another, different).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhɛtɛro]
  • Hyphenation: he‧te‧ro

Prefix

hetero-

  1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms

Hungarian adjectives prefixed with hetero-
Hungarian nouns prefixed with hetero-

References

  1. Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Indonesian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hetero]
  • Hyphenation: hé‧té‧ro

Prefix

hétéro

  1. hetero-: other, different.
    Synonym: alo-

Derived terms

Category Indonesian terms prefixed with hetero- not found

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xɛˈtɛ.rɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrɔ
  • Syllabification: he‧te‧ro

Prefix

hetero-

  1. hetero-
    hetero- + -gamiaheterogamia
    Antonym: homo-

Derived terms

Category Polish terms prefixed with hetero- not found

Further reading

  • hetero- in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • hetero- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɛ.te.ɾo/

Prefix

hetero-

  1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with hetero-

Spanish

Prefix

hetero-

  1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with hetero-

Further reading

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