intra-

See also: intra, întra, and Intra

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intra (within).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪn.tɹə/

Prefix

intra-

  1. Within a single entity indicated by the root word:
    1. Within a group or concept.
      intraclade is within a monophyletic taxon, intracoalition is within a coalition, intracorporate is within a corporation
    2. Inside or with, in terms of location or position.
      intrabone is within a bone, intracardiac is inside the heart, intracolic is within the colon
    3. During, within a time period.
      intraoperational is during an operation, intradiurnal is during the hours of daylight, intradecadal is within a decade
    4. Behaviour of a single individual.
      intrajudge is within the evaluations of a single judge, intradoctor is relating to a single doctor, intraparticipant is of a single participant
  2. A direction that is inward or into the location indicated by the root word.
    intracavitary is into a cavity of the body, intracloacal is into or within the cloaca, intracistern is into the cisterna
  3. Indicating that the root is internal in nature.
    intramarry is to marry a member of the same group, social stratum, or religion: the marriage is intra a social group rather than this being within a single marriage; intranet is a private computer network: i.e. a network that is intra; intrapreneur is a person employed to work independently within a company in order to introduce innovation and to revitalize and diversify its business: i.e. an entrepreneur that is intra; intraconnect is to connect with other cells that are connected together in a cluster,
  4. In between two entities:
    1. Between two or more similar entities that are within a larger entity. The root indicates the commonality between the entities.
      intrachiral is between individuals of the same chirality, intraploidy is between organisms that have the same ploidy, intra-allelic is such that one allele affects the expression of another allele in the same gene locus
    2. Spatially located in between two points within the region indicated by the root entity.
      intramedian is located between the anterior and posterior media longitudinal veins on the wing, intragalactic is occurring between two or more points within a galaxy, intramolecular is between different parts of the same molecule
    3. Spatially located in between the root entity and a reference point.
      intramercurial is between the planet Mercury and the sun, intrapetiolar is situated between the petiole and the stem, intraaxillary Situated below the point where a leaf joins the stem.
  5. The interior of the region indicated by the root.
    intracalvarium is the interior of the calvarium, intracranium is the interior of the cranium
  6. A part of the root entity.
    intramountain is a part of a mountain, intradiegetic is part of the narrative
  7. In alignment or synchronous with the root entity.
    intrametric is pulses that are aligned with the musical metre, intradirective is being an intransitive verb in which the subject both actively performs and undergoes the action

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Antonyms

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with intra-

Translations

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Anagrams

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intra (within).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪntra ]

Prefix

intra-

  1. intra-
    Synonym: nitro-

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with intra-

Further reading

  • intra- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

French

Etymology

Derived from Latin intra (within).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tʁa/
  • Rhymes: -a

Prefix

intra-

  1. intra- (prefix indicating inside, within, interior)

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with intra-

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intra (within).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Prefix

intra-

  1. intra-
    Antonym: extra-

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with intra-

Indonesian

Etymology

From Latin intra (within).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪntra]
  • Hyphenation: in‧tra

Prefix

intra-

  1. intra-.

Derived terms

Category Indonesian terms prefixed with intra- not found

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Latin intra (within).

Prefix

intra-

  1. intra-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with intra-

Anagrams

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin intrā (within).

Prefix

intra-

  1. intra-

Derived terms

  • Spanish terms prefixed with intra-

Further reading

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