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hiero-

Portuguese, prefix/je.ɾo/

hiero- is a Portuguese prefix meaning “hiero-” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sagrado”.

What does hiero- mean in English?

prefix

  1. 1

    hiero-

    hiero- + monge → hieromonge

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

prefix: 1. sagrado

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce hiero-?

  • Brazil /je.ɾo/
  • Portugal /jɛ.ɾu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.