hystéro-
French, prefix/is.te.ʁo/
hystéro- is spelled H-Y-S-T-É-R-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written French, the 123,735th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hystéro- is a French prefix meaning “hystero-” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à l’utérus”.
What does hystéro- mean in English?
prefix
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hystero-
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. Relatif à l’utérus. 2. Relatif à l’hystérie.
noun: 1. Synonyme de hystérique.
noun: 1. Synonyme de hystérographie (radiographie de l’utérus).
adjective: 1. Synonyme de hystérique.
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 hystéro-
- hystéros plural masculine feminine
- ^((h aspiré))\i.ste.ʁo\ singular plural masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hystéro-?
- /is.te.ʁo/
- \is.te.ʁo\
- \is.te.ʁɔ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is hystéro- in French?
hystéro- appears about once in every 14 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).