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infra-

/ˈɪnfɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
in-fra-
IPA
/ˈɪnfɹə/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

below, beneath, inferior

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin īnferō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin īnfrābor. English infra- Borrowed from Latin īnfrā (“below”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɪnfɹə/
  • British English: /ˈɪnfɹə/

Derived Forms

infralapsarianism infrapose infrared infrasonic infraspecific infrastructure

Synonyms

sub- hypo-

Homonyms

infra

Antonyms

super- supra- ultra-

Questions

How do you pronounce infra-?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪnfɹə/.
What does infra- mean?
below, beneath, inferior
Where does infra- come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin īnferō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin īnfrābor. English infra- Borrowed from Latin īnfrā (“below”).

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