meta-
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈmɛt.ə/, /ˌmɛt.ə/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈmet.ə/, /ˌmet.ə/
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-), from μετά (metá), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀕𐀲 (me-ta), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *meth₂ (“in the middle”).
Pronunciation
Only relating to metabolism:
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɪˈta/
- (General American) IPA(key): /məˈtæ/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /mɪˈtæ/
Prefix
meta-
- (anatomy and zoology) Behind. [From 19th century]
- (botany and zoology) Later or subsequent. [From 19th century]
- (obsolete, architecture and zoology) Situated between two segments. [From 19th century]
- (chemistry) Having fewer molecules of water than the ortho- equivalent. [From 19th century]
- (organic chemistry) in isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in alternate (1,3) positions; contrasted with ortho- and para-. [From 1833]
- (biochemistry) Relating to metabolism.
Translations
anatomy, zoology: behind
botany, zoology: later or subsequent
chemistry: having fewer molecules of water than the ortho- equivalent
chemistry: contrasted with ortho- and para-
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See also
- protero- (early, first)
Etymology 2
Back-formation from metaphysics.
Prefix
meta-
- Transcending, encompassing.
- Pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive or recursive; about itself or about other things of the same type. For example, metadata is data that describes data, metalanguage is language that describes language, etc. [From 17th century]
- Having analogies with metaphysics.
Related terms
Translations
transcending, encompassing
pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive or recursive; about itself or about other things of the same type
Etymology 3
Back-formation from metamorphism.
Prefix
meta-
- (geology) Modified by metamorphosis; analogies and derivatives of metamorphism. [From 19th century]
Translations
Etymology 4
Back-formation from metastasis.
Translations
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with meta-
Further reading
- List of Ancient Greek words starting with meta-, on Perseus
Czech
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).
Derived terms
Czech terms prefixed with meta-
Finnish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmetɑ-/, [ˈme̞t̪ɑ̝-]
Derived terms
Finnish terms prefixed with meta-
German
Alternative forms
- met- (prevocalic)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeta/, /ˈmɛta/
Audio (file)
Derived terms
German terms prefixed with meta-
Hungarian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɛtɒ]
- Hyphenation: me‧ta
Derived terms
Hungarian nouns prefixed with meta-
References
- Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
Indonesian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɛta]
- Hyphenation: mè‧ta
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Category Indonesian terms prefixed with meta- not found
Further reading
- “meta-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmɛ.ta/
- Hyphenation: mè‧ta-
Derived terms
Italian terms prefixed with meta-
Polish
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.ta/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛta
- Syllabification: me‧ta
Derived terms
Polish terms prefixed with meta-
Further reading
- meta- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).
Derived terms
Portuguese terms prefixed with meta-
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μετά (metá).
Derived terms
Spanish terms prefixed with meta-
Further reading
- “meta-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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