αντι-

See also: αντί, αντί-, ἀντί, and ἀντι-

Greek

Alternative forms

• ανθ- (anth-)
• αντ- (ant-)
• αντί- (antí-)

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-, “against”).

Prefix

αντι- • (anti-)

1. anti-, counter- (expressing: opposition, prevention, the opposite)
2. revenge, reciprocal
3. vice-, deputy, in place of

   ‎αντι- (anti-) + ‎ναύαρχος (návarchos, “admiral”) → ‎αντιναύαρχος (antinávarchos, “vice-admiral”)

Derived terms

Greek terms prefixed with ανθ-

Greek terms prefixed with αντ-

Greek terms prefixed with αντι-

Greek terms prefixed with αντί-

See also

• αλεξι- (alexi-, “against, preventing, protecting”)

Further reading

• αντι- - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
• “αντι-”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998