homo-

See also: homo, Homo, and HOMO

English

Etymology 1

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

Prefix

homo-

1. Same, identical.

Synonyms

• (identical): iso-, ipsi-, syn-/sym-/syl-

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “identical”): hetero-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with homo-

Translations

Same

• Catalan: homo- (ca)
• French: homo- (fr)
• Galician: homo- (gl)
• Georgian: ჰომო- (homo-)
• German: homo- (de)
• Greek: ομο- (el) (omo-), ομό- (el) (omó-)
• Indonesian: homo-
• Latvian: homo-
• Lithuanian: homo-
• Polish: homo- (pl), izo- (pl)
• Portuguese: homo- (pt)
• Russian: гомо- (ru) (gomo-)
• Spanish: homo- (es)

See also

• (equivalent) equi-, iso-
• (similar) homeo-

Etymology 2

From homosexual.

Prefix

homo-

1. Of or pertaining to homosexuals or homosexuality.

Derived terms

• homoerotic
• homophobia
• homopropaganda

Etymology 3

From homologue.

Prefix

homo-

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

Derived terms

• homophenylalanine (and many more)

See also

• nor-

Anagrams

• Moho, moho

Catalan

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).

Prefix

homo-

1. homo- (same)

   Antonym: hetero-

Etymology 2

From homosexual.

Prefix

homo-

1. homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with homo-

Further reading

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

Danish

Etymology

Second sense abstracted from homoseksualitet or homoseksuel.

Prefix

homo-

1. same, homo-
2. pertaining to homosexuality

   ‎ægteskab (“marriage”) + ‎homo- → ‎homoægteskab (“same-sex marriage”)

   ‎-fobi (“-phobia”) + ‎homo- → ‎homofobi (“homophobia”)

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with homo-

Further reading

• “homo-” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Prefix

homo-

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

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with homo-

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhomo-/, [ˈho̞mo̞-]

Prefix

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)

French

Prefix

homo-

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

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with homo-

Further reading

• “homo-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).

Prefix

homo-

1. homo- (same)

   Antonym: hetero-

Etymology 2

Clipping of homosexual.

Prefix

homo-

1. homo- (relating to homosexuality)

   Antonym: hetero-

Derived terms

From

Galician terms prefixed with homo-

.

Further reading

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

German

Alternative forms

• hom- (before some vowel-initial roots)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈho(ː)mo/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ho‧mo-

Etymology 1

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

Prefix

homo-

1. homo- (same)

   Antonym: hetero-

   ‎homo- + ‎sexuell (“sexual”) → ‎homosexuell (“homosexual”)

Etymology 2

Clipping of homosexuell.

Prefix

homo-

1. homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)

   ‎homo- + ‎Ehe (“marriage”) → ‎Homoehe (“same-sex marriage”)

   ‎homo- + ‎-phobie (“-phobia”) → ‎Homophobie (“homophobia”)

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with homo-

Further reading

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

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

homo-

1. homo-: same, identical.

Alternative forms

• hom-

Derived terms

Category Indonesian terms prefixed with homo- not found

Further reading

• “homo-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Latvian

Etymology

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

Prefix

homo-

1. homo- (same)

Derived terms

Latvian terms prefixed with homo-

Polish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós). Doublet of samo-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɔ.mɔ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔmɔ
• Syllabification: ho‧mo

Prefix

homo-

1. homo-

   Synonym: samo-

   ‎homo- + ‎chroniczny → ‎homochroniczny

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with homo-

Further reading

• homo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Prefix

homo-

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

Spanish

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).

Prefix

homo-

1. homo- (same)

   Antonym: hetero-

Etymology 2

From homosexual.

Prefix

homo-

1. homo- (relating to homosexuality)

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with homo-

Further reading

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

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʊmʊ/, /ˈhuːmʊ/

Etymology 1

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

Prefix

homo-

1. homo- (same)

   Antonym: hetero-

   ‎homo- + ‎sexuell (“sexual”) → ‎homosexuell (“homosexual”)

Etymology 2

Clipping of homosexuell.

Prefix

homo-

1. homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)

   ‎homo- + ‎äktenskap (“marriage”) → ‎homoäktenskap (“same-sex marriage”)

   ‎homo- + ‎-fobi (“-phobia”) → ‎homofobi (“homophobia”)

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with homo-

Related terms

• homo

See also

• bi-
• hetero-

References

• homo- in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• homo- in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Turkish

Etymology 1

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

Prefix

homo-

1. homo-

Turkish terms prefixed with homo-