Standard Lemma guide

infra-

prefix · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Australian, Canada, UK, US: /ˈɪnfɹə/

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prefix

Meaning 1

below, beneath, inferior

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sub-, hypo-

Antonyms: super-, supra-, ultra-

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnfrā (“below”).

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: infra- — below, beneath, inferior
  • French: infra- — below, beneath, inferior
  • Galician: infra- — below, beneath, inferior
  • German: infra- — below, beneath, inferior
  • Indonesian: infra- — below, beneath, inferior
  • Italian: infra- — below, beneath, inferior
  • Japanese: -未満 (miman) — below, beneath, inferior
  • Polish: infra- — below, beneath, inferior
  • Portuguese: infra- — below, beneath, inferior
  • Russian: инфра- (infra-) — below, beneath, inferior
  • Russian: под- (pod-) — below, beneath, inferior
  • Russian: ниже- (niže-) — below, beneath, inferior
  • Russian: нижне- (nižne-) — below, beneath, inferior
  • Spanish: infra- — below, beneath, inferior
  • Turkish: alt- — below, beneath, inferior