inter-

See also: inter, Inter, and întèr-

English

Etymology

From Latin inter- (“between, amid”), a form of prepositional inter (“between”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪntə/
• IPA^(key): /ɪntɚ/, [ɪɾ̃ɚ], [ɪn(ɾ)ɚ]
  • Homophone: inner (some dialects)

Prefix

inter-

1. between, amid, among, during, within, mutual, reciprocal

Synonyms

• (within): intra-

Antonyms

• (within, between): intra-
• (outside, beyond): extra-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with inter-

Derived terms

• intermediary
• intermediate
• international
• interact
• interaction

• interactive
• interarticular
• interethnic
• interface
• interlace
• intermediary

• intermit
• Internet
• interplanetary
• interpolate
• interpolitical
• interpret

• interproject
• intersperse
• interstate
• interstellar
• interwoven
• intercede

Related terms

• intra-
• supra-
• trans-

Translations

among, between

• Armenian: միջ- (miǰ-)
• Breton: etre-
• Catalan: inter- (ca)
• Czech: mezi-
• Danish: inter-, mellem (da)
• Dutch: inter- (nl)
• Finnish: -välinen, inter- (fi)
• French: entre- (fr), inter- (fr)

  Old French: entre-

• Galician: inter-
• German: inter- (de), zwischen- (de)
• Greek: δια- (el) (dia-)
• Ido: inter-
• Indonesian: antar (id)
• Irish: idir-
• Italian: inter- (it)
• Khmer: អន្តរ- (an ta rak)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 간 (gan-)
• Malay: antara-
• Manx: eddyr-
• Norman: întèr-
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: inter-

  Nynorsk: inter-

• Old English: betwēon-, betwux-, middel-
• Polish: między- (pl), inter- (pl)
• Portuguese: entre-, inter-
• Russian: интер- (intɛr-), между- (meždu-), меж(ъ)- (ru) (mež(ʺ)-)
• Scottish Gaelic: eadar-
• Spanish: inter- (es)
• Ukrainian: між- (miž-)
• Volapük: bevü-
• Welsh: rhyng-
• West Frisian: ynter-

Further reading

• “inter-”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “inter-”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “inter-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Terni, Tiner, inert, niter, nitre, riten., terin, trine

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin inter.

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with inter-

Further reading

• “inter-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “inter-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “inter-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “inter-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Czech

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

   ‎inter- + ‎nacionální → ‎internacionální

   Synonym: mezi-

Further reading

• Template:R:SSJC
• Template:R:Slovnik afixu

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Danish

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with inter-

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inter. Cognate with the non-borrowed form entre-.

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with inter-

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin inter.

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

Derived terms

Galician terms prefixed with inter-

Further reading

• “inter-”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

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German

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with inter-

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈintɛr]
• Hyphenation: in‧ter

Prefix

inter-

1. (nominal prefix) inter-

Derived terms

Hungarian terms prefixed with inter-

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian prefixes

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Italian

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with inter-

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Latin

Alternative forms

• (before l) intel-

Etymology

From the preposition inter.

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

Derived terms

Latin terms prefixed with inter-

• interpunctus

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin inter, inter-

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with inter-

References

• “inter-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “inter-” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin inter, inter-

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk terms prefixed with inter-

References

• “inter-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin inter.

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with inter-

Related terms

• entre-

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin inter.

Prefix

inter-

1. inter-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with inter-

Related terms

• entre-

Further reading

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