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Webster 1913 Edition
Homo-
Ho′mo-
.A combining form from Gr.
ὁμός
, one and the same
, common
, joint
. Definition 2024
homo-
homo-
English
Prefix
homo-
Antonyms
Translations
Same
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
From homosexual.
Prefix
homo-
- of or pertaining to homosexuals or homosexuality
Derived terms
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
Derived terms
- homophenylalanine (and many more)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology
A clipping of words formed from Greek ὁμο- (homo-, meaning same).
Prefix
homo-
- homo- (all meanings)
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Dutch_words_prefixed_with_homo-'>Dutch words prefixed with homo-</a>
Finnish
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- (all meanings)
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:French_words_prefixed_with_homo-'>French words prefixed with homo-</a>
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-
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latvian_words_prefixed_with_homo-'>Latvian words prefixed with homo-</a>