αντι-
Greek
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-, “against”).
Prefix
[edit]αντι- • (anti-)
- anti-, counter- (expressing: opposition, prevention, the opposite)
- revenge, reciprocal
- vice-, deputy, in place of
- αντι- (anti-) + ναύαρχος (návarchos, “admiral”) → αντιναύαρχος (antinávarchos, “vice-admiral”)
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- αλεξι- (alexi-, “against, preventing, protecting”)
Further reading
[edit]- αντι- - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only (abbreviations)], Centre for the Greek language
- αντι-, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language