Greek

Alternative forms

• αμφί- ‎(amfí-)

Prefix

αμφι- • ‎(amfi-)

1. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something on two sides or in two places; amphi-, ambi-, bi-:

   βίος ‎(víos, “life”)     αμφίβιος ‎(amfívios, “amphibian, amphibious”)

   δέξιος ‎(déxios, “dextrous”)     αμφιδέξιος ‎(amfidéxios, “ambidextrous”)

   θέατρο ‎(théatro, “theatre”)     αμφιθέατρο ‎(amfithéatro, “amphitheatre”)

   -φυλόφιλος ‎(-fylófilos, “-sexual”)     αμφιφυλόφιλος ‎(amfifylófilos, “bisexual”)

   λεγόμενος ‎(legómenos, “spoken, so-called, would be”)     αμφιλεγόμενος ‎(amfilegómenos, “controversial”)

2. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something between two opposing senses or between two places; amphi-, ambi-, bi-:

   θυμία ‎(thymía, “willingness”)     αμφιθυμία ‎(amfithymía, “ambivalence”)

   ταλάντευση ‎(talántefsi, “fluctuation, oscillation”)     αμφιταλάντευση ‎(amfitalántefsi, “vacillation, dithering”)

Derived terms