"electro-" meaning in All languages combined

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Prefix [Catalan]

IPA: [əˌlɛk.tɾu] [Central], [əˌlɛk.tɾo] [Balearic], [eˌlɛk.tɾo] [Valencian]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin electrum, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”) (a natural resin, which — when rubbed — produces static electricity). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ca|la|electrum|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin electrum, {{bor+|ca|la|electrum}} Borrowed from Latin electrum, {{der|ca|grc|ἤλεκτρον|t=amber}} Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”) Head templates: {{head|ca|prefix}} electro-
  1. electro-; Combining form of elèctric Tags: morpheme Related terms: magneto-
    Sense id: en-electro--ca-prefix-hCNP95RK Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header

Prefix [Dutch]

IPA: /ˌeːˈlɛk.troː/
Head templates: {{head|nl|prefix}} electro-
  1. Superseded spelling of elektro-. Tags: alt-of, archaic, morpheme Alternative form of: elektro-
    Sense id: en-electro--nl-prefix-9p0l17B3 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header

Prefix [English]

Etymology: Initially from French électro- and Latin electro-, ultimately from electrum, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”). Equivalent to and later based upon electric, electricity, &c. + -o-. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|électro-}} French électro-, {{bor|en|la|electro-}} Latin electro-, {{m|la|electrum}} electrum, {{der|en|grc|ἤλεκτρον||amber}} Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber”), {{m|en|electric}} electric, {{m|en|electricity}} electricity, {{m|en|-o-}} -o- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} electro-, {{en-prefix}} electro-
  1. Combining form of electricity. Tags: form-of, in-compounds, morpheme Form of: electricity Categories (topical): Electrical engineering, Electricity, Music
    Sense id: en-electro--en-prefix-Lh4Ezjms Disambiguation of Electrical engineering: 42 33 24 Disambiguation of Electricity: 55 28 17 Disambiguation of Music: 53 21 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -o- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -o-: 35 30 35
  2. Combining form of electric and electrical. Tags: form-of, in-compounds, morpheme Form of: electric and electrical
    Sense id: en-electro--en-prefix-9ccsmw4k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -o- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -o-: 35 30 35
  3. Combining form of electronic. Tags: form-of, in-compounds, morpheme Form of: electronic Categories (topical): Electronics
    Sense id: en-electro--en-prefix-jM5GU679 Disambiguation of Electronics: 23 23 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -o- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -o-: 35 30 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: galvano- (english: dated or specific applications) Translations (of electricity or electrical): كَهْرُو- (kahrū-) (Arabic), էլեկտրա- (ēlektra-) (Armenian), electro- (Catalan), (Chinese Mandarin), (diàn) (Chinese Mandarin), elektro- (Czech), elektro- (Danish), elektro- (Dutch), elektro- (Finnish), sähkö- (Finnish), électro- (French), electro- (Galician), ელექტრო- (elekṭro-) (Georgian), Elektro- (German), elektro- (German), ηλεκτρο- (ilektro-) (Greek), raf- (Icelandic), elektro- (Ido), leictri- (Irish), elettro- (Italian), (den) (alt: でん) (Japanese), elektro- (Malay), lectro- (Manx), elektro- (Norwegian Bokmål), elektro- (Norwegian Nynorsk), elektro- (Polish), galwano- (Polish), eletro- (Portuguese), электро- (elektro-) (Russian), електро- [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), elektro- [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), electro- (Spanish), elektro- (Swedish), el- (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'of electricity or electrical': 44 37 19

Prefix [Galician]

Head templates: {{head|gl|prefix}} electro-
  1. electro- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-electro--gl-prefix-A8ntprfE Categories (other): Galician entries with incorrect language header

Prefix [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{head|pt|prefix}} electro-
  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of eletro-. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-electro--pt-prefix-sdBFV8Iv Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese forms superseded by AO1990

Prefix [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|prefix}} electro-
  1. electro- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-electro--es-prefix-A8ntprfE Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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      "word": "電"
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      "word": "电"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "of electricity or electrical",
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      "sense": "of electricity or electrical",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of electricity or electrical",
      "word": "sähkö-"
    },
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      "sense": "of electricity or electrical",
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    {
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      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "of electricity or electrical",
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    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "elekṭro-",
      "sense": "of electricity or electrical",
      "word": "ელექტრო-"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of electricity or electrical",
      "word": "Elektro-"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of electricity or electrical",
      "word": "elektro-"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ilektro-",
      "sense": "of electricity or electrical",
      "word": "ηλεκτρο-"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "of electricity or electrical",
      "word": "raf-"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "of electricity or electrical",
      "word": "elektro-"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "of electricity or electrical",
      "word": "leictri-"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of electricity or electrical",
      "word": "elettro-"
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
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      "sense": "of electricity or electrical",
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of electricity or electrical",
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of electricity or electrical",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "of electricity or electrical",
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of electricity or electrical",
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}

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