ὑπο-
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- ῠ̔π- (hŭp-) — before a vowel with smooth breathing
- ῠ̔φ- (hŭph-) — before a vowel with rough breathing
Etymology
Prefix variant of the preposition ῠ̔πό (hŭpó).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /hy.po/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /(h)y.po/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /y.po/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /y.po/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /i.po/
Prefix
ῠ̔πο- • (hŭpo-)
- under, sub-, hypo-
- of the casing or covering
- of the agency or influence (by)
- denoting a small degree, gradual
Derived terms
Ancient Greek terms prefixed with ὑπο-
References
- “ὑπό”, in Liddell & Scott (1940), A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press