homo-

• hom- (before vowels)

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós, “same”). By surface analysis, hom- +‎ -o-.

homo-

1. Same, identical.

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

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

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

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

homo-

2. Of or pertaining to homosexuality or same-sex relations.

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

homo-

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

• homophenylalanine (and many more)

• nor-

• Moho, moho

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).

homo-

1. homo- (same)

   Antonym: hetero-

From homosexual.

homo-

1. homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)

• “homo-”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “homo-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “homo-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “homo-”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Second sense abstracted from homoseksualitet or homoseksuel.

homo-

1. same, homo-
2. pertaining to homosexuality

   ‎ægteskab (“marriage”) + ‎homo- → ‎homoægteskab (“same-sex marriage”)

   ‎-fobi (“-phobia”) + ‎homo- → ‎homofobi (“homophobia”)

• “homo-” in Den Danske Ordbog

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

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homo-

1. homo- (same)
2. homo- (pertaining to homosexuality)

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈhomo-/, [ˈho̞mo̞-]

homo-

1. (in loanwords) homo- (same)

   homogeeninen, homoseksuaali, homonyymi

2. homo-, gay (homosexual)

   homobaari, homoliitto, homomies

homo-

1. homo- (same)
2. (relational) homosexuality; homo-
3. alternative form of homéo-

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

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).

homo-

1. homo- (same)

   Antonym: hetero-

Clipping of homosexual.

homo-

1. homo- (relating to homosexuality)

   Antonym: hetero-

From

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• “homo-”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

• hom- (before some vowel-initial roots)

• IPA^(key): /ˈho(ː)mo/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: ho‧mo-

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

homo-

1. homo- (same)

   Antonym: hetero-

   ‎homo- + ‎sexuell (“sexual”) → ‎homosexuell (“homosexual”)

Clipping of homosexuell.

homo-

1. homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)

   ‎homo- + ‎Ehe (“marriage”) → ‎Homoehe (“same-sex marriage”)

   ‎homo- + ‎-phobie (“-phobia”) → ‎Homophobie (“homophobia”)

• “homo-” in Duden online
• “homo-”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

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

• IPA^(key): [homo]
• Hyphenation: ho‧mo

homo-

1. homo-: same, identical

• hom-

• “homo-”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

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

homo-

1. homo- (same)

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

• IPA^(key): /xɔ.mɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔmɔ
• Syllabification: ho‧mo-

homo-

1. homo-

   Synonym: samo-

   ‎homo- + ‎chroniczny → ‎homochroniczny

• “homo-”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

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

homo-

1. homo- (same; identical)
2. homo- (relating to homosexuals)

• “homo-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

From Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós).

homo-

1. homo- (same)

   Antonym: hetero-

From homosexual.

homo-

1. homo- (relating to homosexuality)

• “homo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

• IPA^(key): /ˈhʊmʊ/, /ˈhuːmʊ/

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

homo-

1. homo- (same)

   Antonym: hetero-

   ‎homo- + ‎sexuell (“sexual”) → ‎homosexuell (“homosexual”)

Clipping of homosexuell.

homo-

1. homo- (of or pertaining to homosexuality)

   ‎homo- + ‎äktenskap (“marriage”) → ‎homoäktenskap (“same-sex marriage”)

   ‎homo- + ‎-fobi (“-phobia”) → ‎homofobi (“homophobia”)

• homo

• bi-
• hetero-

• “homo-”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “homo-”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

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

homo-

1. homo-