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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Clipped from heterosexual.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɛ.ɾɚ.oʊ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɛt.(ə).ɹoʊ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɛtɹəʊ
Adjective[edit]
hetero (comparative more hetero, superlative most hetero)
- (informal) Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a heterosexual person.
- This novel depicts a hetero couple who are in love.
Synonyms[edit]
- (heterosexual): het, heterosexual, straight, breeder
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of “heterosexual”): gay, homo, homosexual
Noun[edit]
hetero (plural heteros)
- (informal) A heterosexual person.
- 2018, Caspar Salmon, “Casting Jack Whitehall as a gay Disney character is an act of queer erasure”, in The Guardian[1]:
- You only have to watch Dominic West’s dancing in the film Pride for two seconds to understand that there are some things beyond a hetero’s range.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
heterosexual person
Anagrams[edit]
Danish[edit]
Noun[edit]
hetero
- (informal) a heterosexual person
Declension[edit]
Declension of hetero
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | hetero | heteroen | heteroer | heteroerne |
genitive | heteros | heteroens | heteroers | heteroernes |
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hetero m (plural hetero's)
- (informal) A heterosexual, a hetero.
- Synonym: heteroseksueel
- Antonyms: homoseksueel, homo
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hetero
- heterosexual, hetero (person)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of hetero (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | hetero | heterot | ||
genitive | heteron | heterojen heteroiden heteroitten | ||
partitive | heteroa | heteroja heteroita | ||
illative | heteroon | heteroihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | hetero | heterot | ||
accusative | nom. | hetero | heterot | |
gen. | heteron | |||
genitive | heteron | heterojen heteroiden heteroitten | ||
partitive | heteroa | heteroja heteroita | ||
inessive | heterossa | heteroissa | ||
elative | heterosta | heteroista | ||
illative | heteroon | heteroihin | ||
adessive | heterolla | heteroilla | ||
ablative | heterolta | heteroilta | ||
allative | heterolle | heteroille | ||
essive | heterona | heteroina | ||
translative | heteroksi | heteroiksi | ||
abessive | heterotta | heteroitta | ||
instructive | — | heteroin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Adjective[edit]
hetero (comparative heterompi, superlative heteroin)
- heterosexual; used mainly as modifier in compound terms.
- heteromies (“a heterosexual man”)
- heterosuhde (“a heterosexual relationship”)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of hetero (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | hetero | heterot | |
genitive | heteron | heterojen heteroiden heteroitten | |
partitive | heteroa | heteroja heteroita | |
illative | heteroon | heteroihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | hetero | heterot | |
accusative | nom. | hetero | heterot |
gen. | heteron | ||
genitive | heteron | heterojen heteroiden heteroitten | |
partitive | heteroa | heteroja heteroita | |
inessive | heterossa | heteroissa | |
elative | heterosta | heteroista | |
illative | heteroon | heteroihin | |
adessive | heterolla | heteroilla | |
ablative | heterolta | heteroilta | |
allative | heterolle | heteroille | |
essive | heterona | heteroina | |
translative | heteroksi | heteroiksi | |
abessive | heterotta | heteroitta | |
instructive | — | heteroin | |
comitative | — | heteroine |
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Derived terms[edit]
compounds
Further reading[edit]
- “hetero”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Clipping of heterosexual.
Adjective[edit]
hetero (invariable)
Noun[edit]
hetero m or f by sense (plural heteros)
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
hetero (indeclinable)
See also[edit]
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hetero f
Portuguese[edit]
Adjective[edit]
hetero
- Misspelling of hétero.
Noun[edit]
hetero
- Misspelling of hétero.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Clipping of heterosexual.
Adjective[edit]
hetero (invariable)
Noun[edit]
hetero m or f by sense (plural heteros)
Further reading[edit]
- “hetero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
hetero c or n
Adjective[edit]
hetero
- (colloquial, only used predicatively) heterosexual
- Synonym: heterosexuell
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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