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English Alternative forms Pronunciation Etymology 1 Pronunciation Prefix Translations See also Etymology 2 Prefix Related terms Translations Etymology 3 Prefix Translations Etymology 4 Prefix Translations Derived terms Further reading Anagrams Czech Etymology Prefix Derived terms Further reading Finnish Etymology Pronunciation Prefix Derived terms German Alternative forms Etymology Pronunciation Prefix Derived terms Further reading Hungarian Etymology Pronunciation Prefix Derived terms References Indonesian Etymology Pronunciation Prefix Alternative forms Derived terms Further reading Italian Pronunciation Prefix Derived terms Anagrams Polish Etymology Pronunciation Prefix Derived terms Further reading Portuguese Etymology Prefix Derived terms Spanish Etymology Prefix Derived terms Further reading

See also: Appendix:Variations of "meta"

Alternative forms

met- (prevocalic)

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛt.ə/, /ˌmɛt.ə/

Audio (California, USA):

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(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

Finnish: meta- (fi)
French: méta- (fr)
Greek: μετα- (el) (meta-)
Russian: ме́та- (ru) (méta-)
Spanish: mala (es)

botany, zoology: later or subsequent

Finnish: meta- (fi)
Greek: μετα- (el) (meta-)
Russian: ме́та- (ru) (méta-)

chemistry: having fewer molecules of water than the ortho- equivalent

Finnish: meta- (fi)
Greek: μετα- (el) (meta-)
Russian: ме́та- (ru) (méta-)
Spanish: meta- (es)

chemistry: contrasted with ortho- and para-

Finnish: meta- (fi)
French: méta- (fr)
Greek: μετα- (el) (meta-)
Japanese: メタ (ja) (meta-)
Russian: ме́та- (ru) (méta-)
Spanish: meta- (es)

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

Finnish: meta- (fi)
German: ^{(please verify)} meta- (de)
Icelandic: ^{(please verify)} lýsi-
Irish: ^{(please verify)} meiti-
Italian: ^{(please verify)} meta- (it)
Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 超 (ja) (ちょう, chō)
Persian: ^{(please verify)} فرا (fa) (farâ), ^{(please verify)} متا (metâ)
Romanian: ^{(please verify)} meta- (ro)
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} meta- (es)

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

epi-

Translations

transcending, encompassing

Finnish: meta- (fi)
French: méta- (fr)
Georgian: მეტა- (meṭa-)
Greek: μετα- (el) (meta-)
Hindi: अधि- (adhi-)
Polish: meta- (pl)
Russian: ме́та- (ru) (méta-)

pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive or recursive; about itself or about other things of the same type

Czech: meta-
Finnish: meta- (fi)
French: méta- (fr)
Georgian: მეტა- (meṭa-)
Greek: μετα- (el) (meta-)
Hindi: अधि- (adhi-)
Polish: meta- (pl)
Russian: ме́та- (ru) (méta-)
Spanish: meta- (es)

having analogies with metaphysics

Finnish: meta- (fi)
French: méta- (fr)
Georgian: მეტა- (meṭa-)
Greek: μετα- (el) (meta-)
Polish: meta- (pl)
Russian: ме́та- (ru) (méta-)
Spanish: meta- (es)

Etymology 3

Back-formation from metamorphism.

Prefix

meta-

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

Translations

geology: analogies and derivatives of metamorphism

Finnish: meta- (fi)
French: méta- (fr)
Russian: ме́та- (ru) (méta-)
Spanish: meta- (es)

Etymology 4

Back-formation from metastasis.

Prefix

meta-

(pathology) Consequent on.

Translations

pathology: consequent on

Finnish: meta- (fi)
French: méta- (fr)
Greek: μετα- (el) (meta-)
Russian: ме́та- (ru) (méta-)
Spanish: meta- (es)

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with meta-

Further reading

List of Ancient Greek words starting with meta-, on Perseus

Anagrams

maté, team, meat, mate, Tame, ATEM, AEMT, Atem, -mate, tame, Team, Tema

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).

Prefix

meta-

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

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with meta-

Further reading

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

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmetɑ-/, [ˈme̞t̪ɑ̝-]

Prefix

meta-

meta-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with meta-

Alternative forms

met- (prevocalic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmeta/, /ˈmɛta/
Audio: (file)

Prefix

meta-

meta-

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with meta-

Further reading

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

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmɛtɒ]
Hyphenation: me‧ta

Prefix

meta-

meta-

Derived terms

Hungarian nouns prefixed with meta-

References

[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

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mɛta]
Hyphenation: mè‧ta

Prefix

meta-

meta-

Alternative forms

met-

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.

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

meta-

meta-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with meta-

Anagrams

mate, matè, team, tema

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛ.ta/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ɛta
Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
Homophone: meta

Prefix

meta-

meta-
‎meta- + ‎fizyka → ‎metafizyka

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with meta-

Further reading

meta- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-).

Prefix

meta-

meta-

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with meta-

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μετά (metá).

Prefix

meta-

meta-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with meta-

Further reading

“meta-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

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