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inter-

  • /ɪntə(r)/ UK
  • /ɪntɚ/ Canada, US
  • [ɪ̃ɾ̃ɚ] Canada, US
  • [ɪ̃n(ɾ̃)ɚ] Canada, US

Sounds like inner (some dialects)

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin inter- (“between, amid”), a form of prepositional inter (“between”).

prefix

  1. morpheme A position which is in between two (or more) of the kind indicated by the root. interblog
  2. morpheme A spatial position which is in between two (or more) of the kind of landmark indicated by the root. interangular
  3. morpheme A social position which is in between two (or more) of the kind of social group indicated by the root. interarmy
  4. morpheme A temporal position which is in between two (or more) of the kind of event indicated by the root. interlitter
  5. morpheme A temporal position which is in between two successive events of the kind indicated by the root. interday
  6. morpheme A spatial position which is in between two adjacent landmarks of the kind indicated by the root. interlexical
  7. morpheme A spatial position between the root landmark and an unspecified reference point. interhippocampal
  8. morpheme Mutually: the root verb or property has a symmetric and bidirectional relationship between the relevant parties. interlegible
  9. morpheme Combining together: the root verb is done together, generally uniting or merging multiple objects. interfuse
  10. morpheme Hybrid: combining two or more of the root together to produce a hybrid. interculture
  11. morpheme Internally: the root verb is done in between or among relevant entities; also forming nouns and adjectives derived from the verb form. intershine
  12. morpheme Interspatially: the root verb is done between or among spatial entities; also forming nouns and adjectives derived from the verb form. interfriction
  13. morpheme Intersocially: the root verb is done between or among social entities; also forming nouns and adjectives derived from the verb form. interact
  14. morpheme Intermittently: the root verb is done between or among temporal entities; also forming nouns and adjectives derived from the verb form. intermention
  15. morpheme Transferable: the root entity is or can be transferred between multiple locales. interavailable
  16. morpheme Alternating: a sequence of alternating kinds of the root. interlaminate
  17. morpheme Link: to connect multiple kinds of the root. intercellular
  18. morpheme Abutment: to connect multiple spatial regions of the type indicated by the root. interoceanic
  19. morpheme Cooperating: to connect multiple social entities of the type indicated by the root. interlaboratory
  20. morpheme Overlapping: the overlap of multiple kinds of the root. interartistic
  21. morpheme Involving multiple of the root. interdisciplinary
  22. morpheme Spanning across multiple time periods indicated by the root. intergenerational
  23. morpheme Universal or independent of the root social groups or time periods. intermicronational
  24. morpheme Communal: a kind of the root which is shared among people. interlanguage

    Similar: co-, con-, com-, col-, cor-, syn-, syl-, sym-

  25. morpheme Intermediate between multiple of the type indicated by the root. intergenotype
  26. morpheme Midsection: an object which is positioned spatially between multiple of the root. interbasin
  27. morpheme Connector: an object of the type of the root has a spatial position which is in between. interjoist
  28. morpheme An intermediator or middleman between multiple social entities. The root indicates the kind of intermediator rather than the social entities. intermediatrix
  29. morpheme Inserting between multiple entities of the kind indicated by the root. internym
  30. morpheme Interlude: a time period or event which is intermediate between other time periods. The root indicates what the intermediate event is and not the surrounding periods. interpause
  31. morpheme Interval: an event or time period which is intermediate between time periods of the type indicated by the root. Here the surrounding time periods are indicated by the prefix and not the intervening event. interlocution
  32. morpheme Internet: relating to the internet or computer networking. internetted
  33. morpheme Intersex: relating to intersex people. intersexual

Similar: mid-, dia-, intra-, cross- · Opposite: extra-

Thesaurus

prefix

Similar: mid-, dia-, intra-, cross- · Opposite: extra-

Translations

Every language

prefix among, between

Españolinter-
한국어간- gan-
हिन्दीअंतर- antar
Portuguêsentre-, inter-
Françaisentre-, inter-
Deutschinter-, durch-, unter-, ver-, zwischen-
Italianointer-
Ελληνικάδια- dia-
Русскийинтер- intɛr-, между- meždu-, меж(ъ)-

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@misc{inter_2026,
  title = {inter-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inter-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}