Wiktionary

meta-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "meta"

English

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Pronunciation

edit
Audio (California, USA):(file)
  This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA or enPR then please add some!

Etymology 1

edit

From Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-), from μετά (metá), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀕𐀲 (me-ta), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *meth₂ (“in the middle”).

Pronunciation

edit

Only relating to metabolism:

Prefix

edit

meta-

  2. (anatomy and zoology) Behind. [From 19th century]
  4. (botany and zoology) Later or subsequent. [From 19th century]
  6. (obsolete, architecture and zoology) Situated between two segments. [From 19th century]
  8. (chemistry) Having fewer molecules of water than the ortho- equivalent. [From 19th century]
  10. (organic chemistry) in isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in alternate (1,3) positions; contrasted with ortho- and para-. [From 1833]
  12. (biochemistry) Relating to metabolism.
Translations
edit
chemistry: having fewer molecules of water than the ortho- equivalent
chemistry: contrasted with ortho- and para-
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked
See also
edit

Etymology 2

edit

Back-formation from metaphysics.

Prefix

edit

meta-

  2. Transcending, encompassing.
  4. 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]
  6. Having analogies with metaphysics.
edit
Translations
edit

Etymology 3

edit

Back-formation from metamorphism.

Prefix

edit

meta-

  2. (geology) Modified by metamorphosis; analogies and derivatives of metamorphism. [From 19th century]
Translations
edit

Etymology 4

edit

Back-formation from metastasis.

Prefix

edit

meta-

  2. (pathology) Consequent on.
Translations
edit

Derived terms

edit
English terms prefixed with meta-

Further reading

edit

Anagrams

edit

Czech

edit

Etymology

edit

Derived from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).

Prefix

edit

meta-

  1. meta- (pertaining to a level above or beyond)
    ‎meta- + ‎jazyk → ‎metajazyk

Derived terms

edit
Czech terms prefixed with meta-

Further reading

edit
  • “meta-”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • meta- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Finnish

edit

Etymology

edit

From Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˈmetɑ-/, [ˈme̞t̪ɑ̝-]

Prefix

edit

meta-

  1. meta-

Derived terms

edit
Finnish terms prefixed with meta-

German

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).

Pronunciation

edit

Prefix

edit

meta-

  1. meta-

Derived terms

edit
German terms prefixed with meta-

Further reading

edit
  • “meta-” in Duden online
  • “meta-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hungarian

edit

Etymology

edit

From Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).[1]

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛtɒ]
  • Hyphenation: me‧ta

Prefix

edit

meta-

  1. meta-

Derived terms

edit
Hungarian nouns prefixed with meta-

References

edit
  1. ^ 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

edit

Etymology

edit

From Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): [mɛta]
  • Hyphenation: mè‧ta

Prefix

edit

meta-

  1. meta-

Alternative forms

edit

Derived terms

edit
Category Indonesian terms prefixed with meta- not found

Further reading

edit

Italian

edit

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˌmɛ.ta/
  • Hyphenation: mè‧ta-

Prefix

edit

meta-

  1. meta-

Derived terms

edit
Italian terms prefixed with meta-

Anagrams

edit

Polish

edit

Etymology

edit

Derived from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).

Pronunciation

edit

Prefix

edit

meta-

  1. meta-
    ‎meta- + ‎fizyka → ‎metafizyka

Derived terms

edit
Polish terms prefixed with meta-

Further reading

edit
  • meta- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).

Prefix

edit

meta-

  1. meta-

Derived terms

edit
Portuguese terms prefixed with meta-

Spanish

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μετά (metá).

Prefix

edit

meta-

  1. meta-

Derived terms

edit
Spanish terms prefixed with meta-

Further reading

edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=meta-&oldid=82521898"