# homo-
## English
### Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).

#### Prefix

homo-
* Same, identical.

##### Synonyms

* (identical): iso-, ipsi-, syn-/sym-/syl-, tauto-

##### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “identical”): hetero-, allo-

##### See also

* (equivalent) equi-, iso-
* (similar) homeo-

### Etymology 2

From homosexual.

#### Prefix

homo-
* Of or pertaining to homosexuality or same-sex relations.

##### Derived terms

* homoerotic
* homophobia
* homopropaganda
* homosociality

### Etymology 3

From homologue.

#### Prefix

homo-
* (organic chemistry) Used to form the names of compounds derived from simpler ones by addition of a methylene group.

##### Derived terms

* homophenylalanine (and many more)

##### See also

* nor-

### Anagrams

* Moho, moho

## Catalan
### Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).

#### Prefix

homo-
* homo- (same)
    Antonym: hetero-

### Etymology 2

From homosexual.

#### Prefix

homo-
* homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)

### Further reading

* “homo-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “homo-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “homo-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “homo-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Danish
### Etymology

Second sense abstracted from homoseksualitet or homoseksuel.

### Prefix

homo-
* same, homo-
* pertaining to homosexuality
    ‎ægteskab (“marriage”) + ‎homo- → ‎homoægteskab (“same-sex marriage”)
    ‎-fobi (“-phobia”) + ‎homo- → ‎homofobi (“homophobia”)

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “homo-” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

A clipping of words formed from Greek ὁμο- (homo-, meaning same).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Prefix

homo-
* homo- (same)
* homo- (pertaining to homosexuality)

#### Derived terms
## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see English homo-), ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhomo-/, [ˈho̞mo̞-]

### Prefix

homo-
* homo- (same; only in loanwords directly adapted from a term in which "homo-" appears in this sense, e.g. homogeeninen, homoseksuaali, homonyymi)
* homo-, gay (homosexual; with common language words, e.g. homobaari, homoliitto, homomies)

## French
### Prefix

homo-
* homo- (same)
* (relational) homosexuality; homo-
* Alternative form of homéo-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “homo-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Galician
### Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).

#### Prefix

homo-
* homo- (same)
    Antonym: hetero-

### Etymology 2

Clipping of homosexual.

#### Prefix

homo-
* homo- (relating to homosexuality)
    Antonym: hetero-

### Derived terms

From

### Further reading

* “homo-”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## German
### Alternative forms

* hom- (before some vowel-initial roots)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈho(ː)mo/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ho‧mo-

### Etymology 1

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).

#### Prefix

homo-
* homo- (same)
    Antonym: hetero-
    ‎homo- + ‎sexuell (“sexual”) → ‎homosexuell (“homosexual”)

### Etymology 2

Clipping of homosexuell.

#### Prefix

homo-
* homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)
    ‎homo- + ‎Ehe (“marriage”) → ‎Homoehe (“same-sex marriage”)
    ‎homo- + ‎-phobie (“-phobia”) → ‎Homophobie (“homophobia”)

##### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “homo-” in Duden online
* “homo-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [homo]
* Hyphenation: ho‧mo

### Prefix

homo-
* homo-: same, identical

#### Alternative forms

* hom-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “homo-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Latvian
### Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”); found only in words borrowed from other languages (compare English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese homo-, Italian omo-).

### Prefix

homo-
* homo- (same)

#### Derived terms
## Polish
### Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós). Doublet of samo-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /xɔ.mɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔmɔ
* Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

### Prefix

homo-
* homo-
    Synonym: samo-
    ‎homo- + ‎chroniczny → ‎homochroniczny

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* homo- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˌõ.mo/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˌõ.mo/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˌo.mo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˌɔ.mɔ/

### Prefix

homo-
* homo- (same; identical)
* homo- (relating to homosexuals)

#### Derived terms
## Spanish
### Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).

#### Prefix

homo-
* homo- (same)
    Antonym: hetero-

### Etymology 2

From homosexual.

#### Prefix

homo-
* homo- (relating to homosexuality)

### Further reading

* “homo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhʊmʊ/, /ˈhuːmʊ/

### Etymology 1

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”).

#### Prefix

homo-
* homo- (same)
    Antonym: hetero-
    ‎homo- + ‎sexuell (“sexual”) → ‎homosexuell (“homosexual”)

### Etymology 2

Clipping of homosexuell.

#### Prefix

homo-
* homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)
    ‎homo- + ‎äktenskap (“marriage”) → ‎homoäktenskap (“same-sex marriage”)
    ‎homo- + ‎-fobi (“-phobia”) → ‎homofobi (“homophobia”)

### Related terms

* homo

### See also

* bi-
* hetero-

### References

* homo- in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* homo- in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Turkish
### Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”), from Proto-Indo-European *somHós. Doublet of hem.

### Prefix

homo-
* homo-