List of English Prefixes With Meanings and Examples

electro-

electric, electricity

en-, el-, emepi-, epEuro-

in upon, at, close upon, in addition European

ex-

out of

extra-

outside

Franco-

French, France

geo-

relating to the earth or its surface

gyro-

spinning on an axis

heterohemihomohydrohyperhypoideoidioin-

different half same relating to water, or using water above, over under or below something, low image, idea individual, personal, unique in, into relating to the Indian subcontinent

Indoin-, il-, im-, ir-

not, opposite of

infrainterintraisomacrmaximega-, megalo-

micro-

 below, beneath among, between inside, within equal long very long, very large great, large after, along with, beyond, be yond, among, behind small

mono-, mon-

sole, only

multi-, mult-

many

neonon-

new not

omni-

all

ortho-

correcting or straightening

meta-

electro-analysis, electromagnetic ellipsis, emphasis, energetic ephemeron, epicentre, epidermis Eurocentric exit, expel, explode, exploit, explore, export extracurricular Francophile, Franco-British, Franco-German geography, geology, geometry gyrocopter, gyroscope, gyrosphere heterosexual hemimorphic, hemisphere homogenous, homologous hydroelectricity, hydrant hyperthermia hypothermia ideograph, ideaology idiolect, idiopathic insert, include Indo-European illicit, impossible, inexact, irregular infrared interact, intercede, international intravenous isochromatic, isotherm macrobiotic maxi-skirt megastar, megalopolis metabolism, metaphysics microbacillus monogamy, monotone, monosyllabic multicultural, multi-storey, multitude neolithic, neoclassical nonexistent omnipotent, omnipresent, omnivore orthodontics, orthotropic

paleo-

old

pan-

all, worldwide

paraped-

retrosemisocio-

 beside, beyond foot through, completely, wrongly, exceedingly around, near or adjacent light foot many after  before  beyond, past, more than for, substitute, deputy  before toward first, original false, imitation fire  partly, almost, appearing to be  but not really  backwards half society, social, sociological

sub-, sup-

 below, under

supersuprasursyn-, sy-, syl-, sym-

above, over above, over above, over

perperiphotopodpolypostprepreterproproprosprotopseudopyroquasi-

together, with

tele-

at a distance

transtri-

over, through, across three

ultra-

 beyond

uni-

one, consisting of only one

vice-

deputy

paleolithic  pan-African, pandemic,  panorama parallel, paranormal pedal, pedestrian  permeate, permute perihelion, periphrase photoelectric, photography podiatrist polygon, polyhedron postfix, postpone, postscript predict, prepare, preview preternatural proconsul procambium prosthesis protoplasm, prototype pseudonym pyrokinetic, pyrotechnic quasi-religious retrograde semicircle sociopath submarine, subterranean, suburban, support supervisor, superintendent suprarenal surreal, surrender syllable, symbol, synthesis, system telegraph, telephone, telescope, television transverse tricycle, tripartite ultramagnetic, ultrasonic, ultraviolet unicycle, universal vice-president, vice-principal, vice-admiral