hetero

See also: hétéro, hétero, hetero-, and hétéro-

English

Etymology

Clipped from heterosexual.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛ.tɚ.oʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛt.(ə).ɹoʊ/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɛtɹəʊ

Adjective

hetero (comparative more hetero, superlative most hetero)

1. (informal) Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a heterosexual person.

   This novel depicts a hetero couple who are in love.

Synonyms

• (heterosexual): het, heterosexual, straight, breeder

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “heterosexual”): gay, homo, homosexual

Noun

hetero (plural heteros)

1. (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

• cishetero
• hetero-fascism
• heterofriendly
• heteronormativity
• heterosexism

Translations

heterosexual person

• Danish: hetero c
• Dutch: heteroseksueel (nl) m
• Finnish: hetero (fi)
• French: hétéro (fr)
• German: Hetero (de) m or f; female also: Hetera (de) f
• Portuguese: hétero (pt) m or m pl

Anagrams

• hereto, othere

Danish

Noun

hetero

1. (informal) a heterosexual person

Declension

Declension of hetero

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hetero	heteroen	heteroer	heteroerne
genitive	heteros	heteroens	heteroers	heteroernes

Dutch

Etymology

Clipping of heteroseksueel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦeː.təˌroː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: he‧te‧ro

Noun

hetero m (plural hetero's, no diminutive)

1. (informal) a heterosexual, a hetero

   Synonym: heteroseksueel

   Antonyms: homoseksueel, homo

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of heteroseksuaali.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhetero/, [ˈhe̞t̪e̞ro̞]
• Rhymes: -etero
• Syllabification^(key): he‧te‧ro
• Hyphenation^(key): he‧te‧ro

Noun

hetero

1. heterosexual, hetero (person)

Declension

Inflection of hetero (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
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.

Possessive forms of hetero (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative heteroni heteroni accusative nom. heteroni heteroni gen. heteroni genitive heteroni heterojeni heteroideni heteroitteni partitive heteroani heterojani heteroitani inessive heterossani heteroissani elative heterostani heteroistani illative heterooni heteroihini adessive heterollani heteroillani ablative heteroltani heteroiltani allative heterolleni heteroilleni essive heteronani heteroinani translative heterokseni heteroikseni abessive heterottani heteroittani instructive — — comitative — heteroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative heterosi heterosi accusative nom. heterosi heterosi gen. heterosi genitive heterosi heterojesi heteroidesi heteroittesi partitive heteroasi heterojasi heteroitasi inessive heterossasi heteroissasi elative heterostasi heteroistasi illative heteroosi heteroihisi adessive heterollasi heteroillasi ablative heteroltasi heteroiltasi allative heterollesi heteroillesi essive heteronasi heteroinasi translative heteroksesi heteroiksesi abessive heterottasi heteroittasi instructive — — comitative — heteroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative heteromme heteromme accusative nom. heteromme heteromme gen. heteromme genitive heteromme heterojemme heteroidemme heteroittemme partitive heteroamme heterojamme heteroitamme inessive heterossamme heteroissamme elative heterostamme heteroistamme illative heteroomme heteroihimme adessive heterollamme heteroillamme ablative heteroltamme heteroiltamme allative heterollemme heteroillemme essive heteronamme heteroinamme translative heteroksemme heteroiksemme abessive heterottamme heteroittamme instructive — — comitative — heteroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative heteronne heteronne accusative nom. heteronne heteronne gen. heteronne genitive heteronne heterojenne heteroidenne heteroittenne partitive heteroanne heterojanne heteroitanne inessive heterossanne heteroissanne elative heterostanne heteroistanne illative heteroonne heteroihinne adessive heterollanne heteroillanne ablative heteroltanne heteroiltanne allative heterollenne heteroillenne essive heteronanne heteroinanne translative heteroksenne heteroiksenne abessive heterottanne heteroittanne instructive — — comitative — heteroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative heteronsa heteronsa accusative nom. heteronsa heteronsa gen. heteronsa genitive heteronsa heterojensa heteroidensa heteroittensa partitive heteroaan heteroansa heterojaan heteroitaan heterojansa heteroitansa inessive heterossaan heterossansa heteroissaan heteroissansa elative heterostaan heterostansa heteroistaan heteroistansa illative heteroonsa heteroihinsa adessive heterollaan heterollansa heteroillaan heteroillansa ablative heteroltaan heteroltansa heteroiltaan heteroiltansa allative heterolleen heterollensa heteroilleen heteroillensa essive heteronaan heteronansa heteroinaan heteroinansa translative heterokseen heteroksensa heteroikseen heteroiksensa abessive heterottaan heterottansa heteroittaan heteroittansa instructive — — comitative — heteroineen heteroinensa

Adjective

hetero (comparative heterompi, superlative heteroin)

1. (chiefly in compounds) heterosexual, straight

   heteromies ― a heterosexual man, a straight man

   heterosuhde ― a heterosexual relationship

Declension

Inflection of hetero (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
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

Possessive forms of hetero (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative heteroni heteroni accusative nom. heteroni heteroni gen. heteroni genitive heteroni heterojeni heteroideni heteroitteni partitive heteroani heterojani heteroitani inessive heterossani heteroissani elative heterostani heteroistani illative heterooni heteroihini adessive heterollani heteroillani ablative heteroltani heteroiltani allative heterolleni heteroilleni essive heteronani heteroinani translative heterokseni heteroikseni abessive heterottani heteroittani instructive — — comitative — heteroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative heterosi heterosi accusative nom. heterosi heterosi gen. heterosi genitive heterosi heterojesi heteroidesi heteroittesi partitive heteroasi heterojasi heteroitasi inessive heterossasi heteroissasi elative heterostasi heteroistasi illative heteroosi heteroihisi adessive heterollasi heteroillasi ablative heteroltasi heteroiltasi allative heterollesi heteroillesi essive heteronasi heteroinasi translative heteroksesi heteroiksesi abessive heterottasi heteroittasi instructive — — comitative — heteroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative heteromme heteromme accusative nom. heteromme heteromme gen. heteromme genitive heteromme heterojemme heteroidemme heteroittemme partitive heteroamme heterojamme heteroitamme inessive heterossamme heteroissamme elative heterostamme heteroistamme illative heteroomme heteroihimme adessive heterollamme heteroillamme ablative heteroltamme heteroiltamme allative heterollemme heteroillemme essive heteronamme heteroinamme translative heteroksemme heteroiksemme abessive heterottamme heteroittamme instructive — — comitative — heteroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative heteronne heteronne accusative nom. heteronne heteronne gen. heteronne genitive heteronne heterojenne heteroidenne heteroittenne partitive heteroanne heterojanne heteroitanne inessive heterossanne heteroissanne elative heterostanne heteroistanne illative heteroonne heteroihinne adessive heterollanne heteroillanne ablative heteroltanne heteroiltanne allative heterollenne heteroillenne essive heteronanne heteroinanne translative heteroksenne heteroiksenne abessive heterottanne heteroittanne instructive — — comitative — heteroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative heteronsa heteronsa accusative nom. heteronsa heteronsa gen. heteronsa genitive heteronsa heterojensa heteroidensa heteroittensa partitive heteroaan heteroansa heterojaan heteroitaan heterojansa heteroitansa inessive heterossaan heterossansa heteroissaan heteroissansa elative heterostaan heterostansa heteroistaan heteroistansa illative heteroonsa heteroihinsa adessive heterollaan heterollansa heteroillaan heteroillansa ablative heteroltaan heteroltansa heteroiltaan heteroiltansa allative heterolleen heterollensa heteroilleen heteroillensa essive heteronaan heteronansa heteroinaan heteroinansa translative heterokseen heteroksensa heteroikseen heteroiksensa abessive heterottaan heterottansa heteroittaan heteroittansa instructive — — comitative — heteroineen heteroinensa

Derived terms

• heterous

compounds

• heteromies
• heteronainen
• heteronormatiivinen
• heteronormatiivisuus
• heteropari
• heterosuhde

Further reading

• “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 2 July 2023

Galician

Etymology

Clipping of heterosexual.

Adjective

hetero (invariable)

1. hetero, straight

Noun

hetero m or f by sense (plural heteros)

1. hetero, straight

German

Etymology

Clipping of heterosexuell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheːteʁo/, /ˈhɛteʁo/
• Hyphenation: he‧te‧ro

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Adjective

hetero (indeclinable)

1. hetero, straight

See also

• Hetero

Polish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

hetero f

1. vocative singular of hetera

Portuguese

Adjective

hetero

1. misspelling of hétero

Noun

hetero

1. misspelling of hétero

Spanish

Etymology

Clipping of heterosexual.

Adjective

hetero (invariable)

1. hetero, straight

Noun

hetero m or f by sense (plural heteros)

1. hetero, straight

Further reading

• “hetero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

Noun

hetero c or n

1. (colloquial) a heterosexual

Adjective

hetero

1. (colloquial, only used predicatively) heterosexual

   Synonym: heterosexuell

See also

• bi
• homo

References

• “hetero”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “hetero”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Fula Ordboken