thanato-

English

Etymology

Combining form of Ancient Greek θάνατος (thánatos, “death”).

Prefix

thanato-

1. Death.

   Antonyms: bio-, vivi-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with thanato-

Related terms

• euthanasia
• thanatopsis

Translations

forming compound words indicating "death"

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 死 (zh) (sǐ), 死亡 (zh) (sǐwáng)

• Faroese: deyða-
• Finnish: tanato-
• French: thanato- (fr)
• Icelandic: dauða-, dánar-
• Portuguese: tanato- (pt)
• Spanish: tanato- (es)

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θάνατος (thánatos, “death”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.na.to/

• Audio:

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Prefix

thanato-

1. thanato-

Synonyms

• nécro-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with thanato-

Further reading

• “thanato-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.