"επι-" meaning in All languages combined

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Prefix [Greek]

Forms: epi- [romanization]
Etymology: Inherited from the Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epi-), a prefix derived from the preposition ἐπί (epí, “upon, on”). Etymology templates: {{inh|el|grc|ἐπῐ-}} Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epi-), {{m|grc|ἐπί||upon, on}} ἐπί (epí, “upon, on”) Head templates: {{head|el|prefix|head=|sort=}} επι- • (epi-), {{el-prefix}} επι- • (epi-)
  1. superior, above, over Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-επι--el-prefix-BVl6tLx~
  2. coming after Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-επι--el-prefix-YemteP7a Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 4 93 3
  3. repeated Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-επι--el-prefix-3RN5XQ4L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: επ- (ep-)

Alternative forms

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