poly-

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Tegenovergesteld aan

mono-, uni-

Synoniemen

multi-

multiple

poly

several varieties

Vertalingen

poli-

poly-

poly-

πολυ-

poli-

poli-

multi-

pluri-

mehrfach

multipel

an vielen Stellen auftretend

multi-

متعدد

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈpɒli-/

Etymologie (Engels)

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