hopl-
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hŏpl, IPA(key): /hɒpl/
Etymology 1[edit]
From the Ancient Greek ὅπλον (hóplon, “weapon; piece of armour”); related to hoplite.
Prefix[edit]
hopl-
Derived terms[edit]
- hoplarchy (nonce word)
- hoplochrism (rare, historical) →
- hoplochristical (obsolete)
- hoplognathous
- hoplology
- hoplonemertean (zoölogy)
- hoplonemertine (zoölogy)
- hoplophobe
- hoplophobia
- hoplopleurid (zoölogy)
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From the Ancient Greek ὁπλή (hoplḗ, “hoof”).
Prefix[edit]
hopl-
Usage notes[edit]
- When combined with a word or another affix which begins with a consonant, this prefix concatenates with -o- (as hoplo-).
Derived terms[edit]
- hoplopodous (zoölogy)
References[edit]
- “hoplo-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]