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homo-

See also: homo, Homo, and HOMO

English

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Etymology 1

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From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).

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homo-

  1. Same, identical.
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  • (antonym(s) of “identical”): hetero-
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English terms prefixed with homo-
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Etymology 2

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From homosexual.

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homo-

  1. Of or pertaining to homosexuals or homosexuality.
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Etymology 3

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From homologue.

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homo-

  1. (organic chemistry) Used to form the names of compounds derived from simpler ones by addition of a methylene group.
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Catalan

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Etymology 1

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From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).

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homo-

  1. homo- (same)
    Antonym: hetero-

Etymology 2

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From homosexual.

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homo-

  1. homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)

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Danish

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Etymology

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Second sense abstracted from homoseksualitet or homoseksuel.

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homo-

  1. same, homo-
  2. pertaining to homosexuality
    ‎ægteskab (“marriage”) + ‎homo- → ‎homoægteskab (“same-sex marriage”)
    ‎-fobi (“-phobia”) + ‎homo- → ‎homofobi (“homophobia”)

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Dutch

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Etymology

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A clipping of words formed from Greek ὁμο- (homo-, meaning same).

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homo-

  1. homo- (same)
  2. homo- (pertaining to homosexuality)

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Dutch terms prefixed with homo-

Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see English homo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhomo-/, [ˈho̞mo̞-]

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homo-

  1. homo- (same; only in loanwords directly adapted from a term in which "homo-" appears in this sense, e.g. homogeeninen, homoseksuaali, homonyymi)
  2. homo-, gay (homosexual; with common language words, e.g. homobaari, homoliitto, homomies)

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homo-

  1. homo- (same)
  2. (relational) homosexuality; homo-
  3. Alternative form of homéo-

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).

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homo-

  1. homo- (same)
    Antonym: hetero-

Etymology 2

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Clipping of homosexual.

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homo-

  1. homo- (relating to homosexuality)
    Antonym: hetero-

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German

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Alternative forms

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  • hom- (before some vowel-initial roots)

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  • IPA(key): /ˈho(ː)mo/
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  • Hyphenation: ho‧mo-

Etymology 1

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).

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homo-

  1. homo- (same)
    Antonym: hetero-
    ‎homo- + ‎sexuell (“sexual”) → ‎homosexuell (“homosexual”)

Etymology 2

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Clipping of homosexuell.

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homo-

  1. homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)
    ‎homo- + ‎Ehe (“marriage”) → ‎Homoehe (“same-sex marriage”)
    ‎homo- + ‎-phobie (“-phobia”) → ‎Homophobie (“homophobia”)
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German terms prefixed with homo-

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  • “homo-” in Duden online
  • “homo-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).

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  • IPA(key): [homo]
  • Hyphenation: ho‧mo

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homo-

  1. homo-: same, identical.

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Category Indonesian terms prefixed with homo- not found

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Latvian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”); found only in words borrowed from other languages (compare English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese homo-, Italian omo-).

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homo-

  1. homo- (same)

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Polish

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Etymology

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Derived from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós). Doublet of samo-.

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  • IPA(key): /xɔ.mɔ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔmɔ
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homo-

  1. homo-
    Synonym: samo-
    ‎homo- + ‎chroniczny → ‎homochroniczny

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Polish terms prefixed with homo-

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  • homo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).

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homo-

  1. homo- (same; identical)
  2. homo- (relating to homosexuals)

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Spanish

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Etymology 1

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From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).

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homo-

  1. homo- (same)
    Antonym: hetero-

Etymology 2

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From homosexual.

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homo-

  1. homo- (relating to homosexuality)

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhʊmʊ/, /ˈhuːmʊ/

Etymology 1

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).

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homo-

  1. homo- (same)
    Antonym: hetero-
    ‎homo- + ‎sexuell (“sexual”) → ‎homosexuell (“homosexual”)

Etymology 2

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Clipping of homosexuell.

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homo-

  1. homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)
    ‎homo- + ‎äktenskap (“marriage”) → ‎homoäktenskap (“same-sex marriage”)
    ‎homo- + ‎-fobi (“-phobia”) → ‎homofobi (“homophobia”)

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”), from Proto-Indo-European *somHós. Doublet of hem.

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homo-

  1. homo-
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