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υστερο-
υστερο-
See also: υστερό-
Greek
Alternative forms
Prefix 1
υστερο- • (ystero-)
- added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that denote something is after or subsequent; post-:
- βουλή (voulí, “will, desire”) υστεροβουλία (ysterovoulía, “ulterior motive”)
- γραφή (grafí, “writing”) υστερόγραφο (ysterógrafo, “postscript”)
- φήμη (fími, “reputation”) υστεροφημία (ysterofimía, “posthumous fame”)
- (historical) added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that denote a latter or last period of some era:
- Βυζάντιο (Vyzántio, “Byzantium”) υστεροβυζαντίνος (ysterovyzantínos, “Late Byzantine i.e. 1081-1453”)
- Λατινικά (Latiniká, “Latin”) Υστερολατινικά (Ysterolatiniká, “Late Latin i.e. 200-500 AD”)
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek ὑστέρα (hustéra, “womb”).
Pronunciation 2
Prefix 2
υστερο- • (ystero-)
- (medicine) added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that denote something related to the womb:
- εκτομή (ektomí, “excision”) υστερεκτομή (ysterektomí, “hysterectomy”)
- τοκετός (toketós, “birth”) υστεροτοκία (ysterotokía, “expelling of the placenta”)
Derived terms
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