pluri-

See also: pluri

English

Etymology

From Latin pluri-, combining form of plūris, from plūs, from Old Latin *plous, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“many”). Related to plenty, plural (via Latin) and fele, full (via PIE).

Prefix

pluri-

1. several

Synonyms

• multi- (from Classical Latin)
• poly- (from Ancient Greek)

Antonyms

• mono- (from Ancient Greek)
• uni- (from Latin)

Hyponyms

• oligo- (from Ancient Greek via New Latin)
• pauci- (from Latin)

Derived terms

• English terms prefixed with pluri-

French

Etymology

From Latin plures.

Prefix

pluri-

1. pluri-

Derived terms

• French terms prefixed with pluri-

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pluri-, combining form of plūris, from plūs, from Old Latin *plous, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“many”). Related to plenty, plural (via Latin) and fele, full (via PIE).

Prefix

pluri-

1. pluri-; multi-

   ‎aggravato (“aggrevated (law)”) + ‎pluri- → ‎pluriaggravato (“having multiple aggravating factors”)

   ‎lingue (“languages”) + ‎pluri- → ‎plurilingue (“multilingual”)

   ‎decorato (“decorated”) + ‎pluri- → ‎pluridecorato (“much-decorated”)

Usage notes

• Highly productive prefix in Italian.

Spanish

Prefix

pluri-

1. pluri-

Derived terms

• Spanish terms prefixed with pluri-

Further reading

• “pluri-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10