hetero-

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

English

Alternative forms

• heter-

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros, “other, another, different”)

Prefix

hetero-

1. other, different

Antonyms

• homo-
• auto-
• iso-
• ortho-
• syn-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with hetero-

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

 

Translations

other

• Dutch: hetero- (nl)
• Finnish: hetero- (fi)
• French: hétéro- (fr)
• Galician: hetero- (gl)
• German: hetero- (de)
• Greek: ετερο- (el) (etero-)
• Irish: heitri-
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: etero- (it)
• Portuguese: hetero- (pt)
• Romanian: hetero-
• Russian: гетеро- (ru) (getɛro-)
• Scottish Gaelic: iol-
• Spanish: hetero- (es)
• Swedish: hetero- (sv)

Anagrams

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Asturian

Prefix

hetero-

1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms

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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

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Prefix

hetero-

1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms

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Finnish

Prefix

hetero-

1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms

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Galician

Prefix

hetero-

1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms

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German

Prefix

hetero-

1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms

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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

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Portuguese

Prefix

hetero-

1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms

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Spanish

Prefix

hetero-

1. hetero- (other; different)

Derived terms

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