epi-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "epi"
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ep- (before a vowel)
Etymology
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Derived from Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-), from ἐπί (epí).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]epi-
- Above in location or position.
- Upon, atop, directly on top of in terms of position.
- (biology) Relating to epigenetics.
- epi- + chromosomal → epichromosomal
- epi- + clone → epiclone
- epi- + genome → epigenome
- Secondary: a consequence, by-product, additional, or lesser version.
- epi- + language → epilanguage
- epi- + phenomenon → epiphenomenon
- epi- + toxoid → epitoxoid
- A part or segment that is located on the upper part of an object.
- A part or location that is outer, particularly an outer layer.
- epi- + dermis → epidermis
- epi- + pleuron → epipleuron
- epi- + trochlea → epitrochlea
- (chemistry) Denotes an epimeric form.
- epi- + cedrol → epicedrol
- epi- + cholesterol → epicholesterol
- epi- + testosterone → epitestosterone
- Located on the surface.
- epi- + fascial → epifascial
- epi- + -limnion → epilimnion
- epi- + xyl- + -ous → epixylous
- (zoology) Epibiotic: an organism that lives on another organism.
- epi- + parasitism → epiparasitism
- epi- + symbiont → episymbiont
- epi- + symbiotic → episymbiotic
- Outward in direction or projection.
- More, above a usual quantity, additional in quantity.
- epi- + cadmium → epicadmium
- epi- + demic → epidemic
- epi- + menorrhagia → epimenorrhagia
- Beyond, meta, transcending.
- epi- + muscular → epimuscular
- epi- + language → epilanguage
- epi- + theory → epitheory
- (biology) Epidemiology
- Near in position.
- epi- + cellular → epicellular
- epi- + stellar → epistellar
- epi- + tuberculosis → epituberculosis
- Outranking, above in rank.
- Surrounding in position: the edges of the root entity.
- epi- + fascicular → epifascicular
- epi- + macular → epimacular
- epi- + perimetric → epiperimetric
- Covering: the root entity is covered.
- After in time.
- epi- + classical → epiclassical
- epi- + genesis → epigenesis
- epi- → Epipaleolithic is the Mesolithic period (post-Paleolithic)
- Overlapping in position.
- Mapping onto, passing along, resolving to.
- Top: a part that is positioned at the uppermost of multiple levels.
- epi- + pelagic → epipelagic
- epi- + plankton → epiplankton
- epi- + valve → epivalve
- Front or anterior in position.
- epi- + cnemial → epicnemial
- epi- + plastron → epiplastron
- epi- + sternum → episternum
- Entirety, a system being referred to as a whole.
- epi- + chaperome → epichaperome
- epi- + organism → epiorganism
- epi- + crisis → epicrisis
- Outside of in position.
- epi- + dural → epidural
- epi- + skeletal → episkeletal
- epi- + cycloid → epicycloid
- Shallow in depth.
- Similar, in the same form of, resembling.
- epi- + morphic → epimorphic
- epi- + ascidiate → epiascidiate
- epi- + calyx → epicalyx
- Upwards in direction or growth.
Derived terms
[edit]terms derived from above
- eparterial
- epaxial
- epencephalic
- epiaortic
- epicanthus
- epicentre
- epicline
- epicondyle
- epicondylic
- epicortical
- epicotylar
- epicranial
- epifacial
- epigonadal
- epihyoid
- epijugal
- epilaryngeal
- epilittoral
- epimarginal
- epimetamorphic
- epinasal
- epinecral
- epineural
- epioccipital
- Epipaleolithic
- epipapillary
- epiparietal
- epiperineurial
- epiperiosteal
- epipharyngeal
- epiphreatic
- epipleural
- episaturation
- episeptal
- epispadias
- episquamosal
- epistratum
- epitracheal
- epitympanic
terms derived from upon
terms derived from epigenetics
terms derived from secondary
terms derived from upper
terms derived from outer
terms derived from epimer
terms derived from surface
terms derived from epibiotic
terms derived from outward
terms derived from more
terms derived from beyond
terms derived from epidemiology
terms derived from near
terms derived from outranking
terms derived from surrounding
terms derived from covering
terms derived from after
terms derived from overlapping
terms derived from mapping
terms derived from top
terms derived from front
terms derived from entirety
terms derived from outside
terms derived from shallow
terms derived from similar
terms derived from upwards
Translations
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Anagrams
[edit]Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]epi-
Derived terms
[edit]Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]epi-
- above, over, on, in addition to
Derived terms
[edit]Indonesian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Dutch epi-, from Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]êpi
- epi- (above, over, on, in addition to)
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Category Indonesian terms prefixed with epi- not found
Further reading
[edit]- “epi-”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]epi-
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- epi- in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- epi- in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- epi- in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
Anagrams
[edit]Polish
[edit]Etymology
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Derived from Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-), from ἐπί (epí).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]epi-
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Etymology tree
Derived from Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-), from ἐπί (epí).
Prefix
[edit]epi-
- epi- (above, over, on, in addition to)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “epi-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “epi-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”).
Prefix
[edit]epi-
- epi- (above, over, on, in addition to)
Derived terms
[edit]Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Hellenic
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ep-
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₁épi
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English prefixes
- en:Biology
- en:Chemistry
- en:Zoology
- Catalan terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₁épi
- Catalan terms derived from Proto-Hellenic
- Catalan terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Catalan terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ep-
- Catalan terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Catalan terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Catalan learned borrowings from Ancient Greek
- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan prefixes
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Hellenic
- Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Dutch terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₁épi
- Dutch terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ep-
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio pronunciation
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch prefixes
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Indonesian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ep-
- Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Hellenic
- Indonesian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Indonesian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₁épi
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Dutch
- Indonesian terms derived from Dutch
- Indonesian 2-syllable words
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian prefixes
- Italian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₁épi
- Italian terms derived from Proto-Hellenic
- Italian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ep-
- Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Italian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Italian lemmas
- Italian prefixes
- Polish terms derived from Proto-Hellenic
- Polish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Polish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ep-
- Polish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₁épi
- Polish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Polish 2-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/ɛpi
- Rhymes:Polish/ɛpi/2 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish prefixes
- Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Hellenic
- Portuguese terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ep-
- Portuguese terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₁épi
- Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese prefixes
- Spanish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₁épi
- Spanish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Spanish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ep-
- Spanish terms derived from Proto-Hellenic
- Spanish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish prefixes