μισο-
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Greek[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Byzantine Greek μισο- (miso-), from μισός (misós, “half”), from the ancient ἥμισυς (hḗmisus).
Prefix[edit]
μισο- • (miso-)
- half-, semi-
- μισο- (miso-) + σκοτάδι (skotádi, “darkness”) → μισοσκόταδο (misoskótado, “half-light”)
- μισο- (miso-) + φεγγάρι (fengári, “moon”) → μισοφέγγαρο (misoféngaro, “half-moon”)
Alternative forms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
sense: half
Category:Greek terms prefixed with μισο- (half) and μισό-
Category Greek terms prefixed with μισ- (half) not found
Etymology 2[edit]
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μισο- (miso-), from μισέω (miséō, “I hate”). Also see the modern μισώ (misó).
Prefix[edit]
μισο- • (miso-)
- miso-, hating
- μισο- (miso-) + γυνή (gyní, “woman (ancient)”) → μισογύνης (misogýnis, “misogynist”)
- μισο- (miso-) + άνθρωπος (ánthropos, “human being”) → μισάνθρωπος (misánthropos, “misanthrope”)
Alternative forms[edit]
- μισ- (mis-)
Derived terms[edit]
sense: hate
Category Greek terms prefixed with μισο- (hate) not found
Category Greek terms prefixed with μισ- (hate) not found
Further reading[edit]
- “μισο-”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998