hopl-
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hŏpl, IPA(key): /hɒpl/
Etymology 1
From the Ancient Greek ὅπλον (hóplon, “weapon; piece of armour”); related to hoplite.
Prefix
hopl-
- weapon, arms; armed
Derived terms
- hoplarchy (nonce word)
- hoplochrism (rare, historical) →
- hoplochristical (obsolete)
- hoplognathous
- hoplology
- hoplonemertean (zoölogy)
- hoplonemertine (zoölogy)
- hoplophobe
- hoplophobia
- hoplopleurid (zoölogy)
Related terms
- hoplite
- hoplomachic →
- hoplomachist
- hoplophorous
- panoply
Etymology 2
From the Ancient Greek ὁπλή (hoplḗ, “hoof”).
Prefix
hopl-
- (rare) hoof, hooves; hooved
Derived terms
- hoplopodous (zoölogy)
Usage notes
- When combined with a word or another affix which begins with a consonant, this prefix concatenates with -o- (as hoplo-).
References
- “hoplo-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Anagrams
- holp, loph