hypo-
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-), combining form of ὑπό (hupó, “under”).
Prefix
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Antonyms
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[edit]English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-), combining form of ὑπό (hupó, “under”). Doublet of sub-.
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Pronunciation
[edit]- In isolation, and with newly coined words:
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪpəʊ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪpoʊ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪpəʊ
Prefix
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- (anatomy) Below; beneath; under.
- Synonym: (Latinate) sub-
- (medicine) Deficient; less than normal.
- (chemistry) Designating oxoacid and oxyanions with a low amount of oxygen.
- Antonym: per-
- (music, of a mode) Having a range which extends from a perfect fourth below the tonic to a perfect fifth above.
Usage notes
[edit]- (chemistry): The use of this prefix is discouraged by IUPAC because the meaning is not consistent across different elements.
Synonyms
[edit]Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “below”): on-, en-, epi-, super-, supra-, sur-
- (antonym(s) of “deficient”): over-, hyper-, ultra-
Derived terms
[edit]Terms derived from the hypo- prefix in the anatomical sense
Terms derived from the hypo- prefix in the medical sense
Terms derived from the hypo- prefix in the chemical sense
Translations
[edit]anatomical sense
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medical sense
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Further reading
[edit]- “hypo-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “The pragmatics of nyms, hyper- and hypo-” from Language Log
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-). Doublet of sub-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
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- hypo- (clarification of this definition is needed)
- hypo- + centrum → hypocentrum
- hypo- (clarification of this definition is needed)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “hypo-” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-), combining form of ὑπό (hupó, “under”). Compare sub-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Prefix
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Derived terms
[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
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[edit]German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- hyp- (before a vowel)
Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ὑπο- (hupo-).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]hypo-
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
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- Translingual terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Translingual lemmas
- Translingual prefixes
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English doublets
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *upó
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/aɪpəʊ
- Rhymes:English/aɪpəʊ/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English prefixes
- en:Anatomy
- en:Medicine
- en:Chemistry
- en:Music
- English productive prefixes
- Danish terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Danish learned borrowings from Ancient Greek
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Danish terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Danish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *upó
- Danish doublets
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish prefixes
- Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Dutch terms with audio pronunciation
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch prefixes
- French terms with mute h
- French 2-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French prefixes
- German terms derived from Ancient Greek
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German prefixes