amphi
French, noun/ɑ̃.fi/
amphi is spelled A-M-P-H-I (5 letters) and appears 1.2 times per million words in written French, the 27,734th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Amphi is a French masculine noun meaning “lecture theatre” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Amphithéâtre, dans l’enseignement supérieur. Salle de cours magistral”.
What does amphi mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialmasculinelecture theatre
prefix
- 1
amphi-
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Amphithéâtre, dans l’enseignement supérieur. Salle de cours magistral.
prefix: 1. Signifie double ou des deux côtés à la fois.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of amphi
- amphis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce amphi?
- /ɑ̃.fi/
- \ɑ̃.fi\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to amphi
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is amphi in French?
amphi appears 1.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).