poly-

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

• (stress on first syllable):
  • (Received Pronunciation, Canada, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈpɒ.li-/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑ.li-/
  • (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.li-/

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• (stress on second syllable):
  • (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, General Australian) IPA^(key): /pəˈlɪ-/
  • (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /pəˈlə-/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: pol‧y

poly-

2. many

   polydactyl, polyglot, polyvalent

   Synonyms: multi-; pleo-, pleio-

   Antonyms: mono-, uni-

   Coordinate terms: bi-, di-, tri-, etc; oligo-, pauci-

4. polymer

   polyacetal, polyethene, polyether

6. polyamory

   polycule, polyphobia, polyfamily

• Definition of poly- - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

• List of Ancient Greek words starting with πολυ-, on Perseus

• ploy

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (“much, many”).

poly-

1. poly-

   Synonym: fler-

   Antonym: mono-

• “poly-” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (“much, many”).

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poly-

1. poly-

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoly/, [ˈpo̞ly]
• IPA^(key): /ˈpolu/, [ˈpo̞lu]

poly-

1. (chiefly in loanwords) poly-

Terms that violate Finnish vowel harmony are occasionally adapted to fit it, particularly in colloquial speech. As such, poly- may be pronounced polu-.

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (“much, many”).

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.li/

poly-

1. poly- (many)

   Synonyms: multi-, pluri-

   Antonyms: mono-, uni-

Ultimately from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”).

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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poly-

1. poly-

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (“much, many”). Related to full and fleire.

poly-

1. poly-

   Synonyms: fleir-, mange-

   Antonym: (often) mono-

• “poly-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from English poly-, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”).

poly-

1. poly-

   ‎poly- + ‎-mer → ‎polymer

   ‎poly- + ‎sacarid (“saccharide”) → ‎polysacarid (“polysaccharide”)

• aml-