English Explanatory Dictionary

intra-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. Within a single entity indicated by the root word:
  2. Within a group or concept.
  3. Inside or with, in terms of location or position.
  4. During, within a time period.
  5. Behaviour of a single individual.
  6. A direction that is inward or into the location indicated by the root word.
  7. Indicating that the root is internal in nature.
  8. In between two entities:
  9. Between two or more similar entities that are within a larger entity. The root indicates the commonality between the entities.
  10. Spatially located in between two points within the region indicated by the root entity.
  11. Spatially located in between the root entity and a reference point.
  12. The interior of the region indicated by the root.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪn.tɹə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intra-.wav

Word forms

intra-

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- Borrowed from Latin intrā (“within”).

Synonyms

in- en- em- im- end- endo- ecto- mid- peri-

Antonyms

ex- exo- ecto-

Related words

hyper- infra- inter- intro- extra- supra- trans-

Derived words

intrados intramural intraacinar intraadipocyte intraaggregate intraamniotically intraanalytical intraanimal intraannual intraaortally intraarray intraassay intraatomic intraatrial intraaxonal intraaxonally intrabacterially intraband intrabank intrabasin intrabasinal intrabatch intrabath intrabivalent intrabloc intrablock intrabony intrabrand intrabreed intrabronchially intrabrood intrabuilding intrabursally intracaecally intracameral intracampus intracapsid intracapsomeric intracapsular intracase intracaste intracategorical intracategory intracatheter intracensal intracephalic intrachain intrachromatid intrachromosomal intrachromosomally intrachromosome intracircuit intracisternal intracistronic intracity intracladal intraclade intraclan intraclass intraclast

Translations

Bulgarian: вътре- Bulgarian: интра- Catalan: intra- Czech: nitro- Czech: intra- Danish: inder- French: intra- German: intra- German: inner- Italian: intra- Polish: intra- Russian: внутри- Russian: интра- Spanish: intra-
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