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

• (different): homo-, iso-
• (not equivalent): equi-, iso-
• auto-, self-
• ortho-
• syn-

Coordinate terms

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

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with hetero-

• hetero
• heteroatom
• heteroauxin
• heterocerc
• heterochromatization
• heteroclite
• heterodox
• heterodoxy
• heterodromy
• heterogene
• heterogeneity
• heterogeneous
• heterokaryosis
• heterophemy
• heteropod, Heteropoda
• heteropolyhedral
• heteropter
• heterosexual
• heterosexuality

 

Translations

other

• Catalan: hetero- (ca)
• Dutch: hetero- (nl)
• Finnish: hetero- (fi)
• French: hétéro- (fr)
• Galician: hetero- (gl)
• German: hetero- (de)
• Greek: ετερο- (el) (etero-)
• Indonesian: hetero-
• Irish: heitri-
• Italian: etero- (it)
• Polish: hetero- (pl)
• Portuguese: hetero- (pt)
• Romanian: hetero-
• Russian: гетеро- (ru) (getɛro-)
• Scottish Gaelic: iol-
• Spanish: hetero- (es)
• Swedish: hetero- (sv)

See also

• (similar) homeo-

Anagrams

• hereto, othere

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Asturian

Prefix

hetero-

1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms

Asturian terms prefixed with hetero-

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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-

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Prefix

hetero-

1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with hetero-

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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-

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Galician

Prefix

hetero-

1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms

Galician terms prefixed with hetero-

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German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Prefix

hetero-

1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with hetero-

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Hungarian

Etymology

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

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-

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros).

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

1. hetero-: other, different.

   Synonym: alo-

Derived terms

Category Indonesian terms prefixed with hetero- not found

Further reading

• “hetero-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Polish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros).

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

hetero-

1. hetero-

   ‎hetero- + ‎-gamia → ‎heterogamia

   Antonym: homo-

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with hetero-

Further reading

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

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.te.ɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.tɨ.ɾɔ/

Prefix

hetero-

1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with hetero-

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Spanish

Prefix

hetero-

1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with hetero-

Further reading

• “hetero-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014