poly-

Signification (Anglais)

1. (morpheme) many
2. (morpheme) polymer
3. (morpheme) polyamory

Concepts

poly-

multi-

pluri-

Opposé de

mono-, uni-

Synonymes

multi-

multiple

poly

several varieties

Traductions

poli-

πολυ-

poly-

poli-

poli-

pluri-

mehrfach

multipel

an vielen Stellen auftretend

متعدد

multi-

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɒli-/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (“much, many”). Unrelated to -poly.