Unit 3 Prefixes
Prefixes introduced in previous units are colored gray.
| Prefix | Definition |
|---|---|
| a– | not |
| amphi– | around; on both sides |
| an– | not |
| ana– | up, throughout, again |
| anti– | against (an action) |
| apo– | from, off, away |
| auto– | self |
| bi– | two, double |
| cata– | down, downward |
| con– | normally, com– and con– mean "with, together". Here, it is an "intensive prefix" which strengthens the word part after. |
| de– | from, down, out |
| di– | separate, apart, double, two |
| en– | inside |
| endo– | inside |
| epi– | on top of |
| eu– | good; well- |
| exo– | out, outside, without |
| extra– | outside, more, beyond |
| haplo– | single |
| hetero– | other, different |
| holo– | whole |
| hyper– | too much |
| hypo– | too little |
| inter– | between, among |
| intra– | inside |
| iso– | equal |
| macro– | large |
| mero– | a part |
| meta– | between, with, after; change |
| micro– | small |
| mono– | one, single |
| oligo– | several; a handful |
| par– para– |
beside; near |
| poly– | many, much |
| pro– | in front of; in favor of |
| pseudo– | false, lying |
| re– | again |
| sub– | an underlayer; support |
| sym– | with, together |
| telo– | an end; complete |
| trans– | through |
| tri– | three |
