hipo-
Portuguese, prefix/ˌi.po/
hipo- is spelled H-I-P-O (4 letters). Hipo- is a Portuguese prefix meaning “hypo- (bellow; underneath)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “elemento de composição de palavras com sentido de abaixo, sob ou de pouco, deficiente, de grau menor”.
What does hipo- mean in English?
prefix
- 1
hypo- (bellow; underneath)
- 2
hypo- (deficient; less than normal)
prefix
- 1
hippo- (indicates horses)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. elemento de composição de palavras com sentido de abaixo, sob ou de pouco, deficiente, de grau menor
prefix: 1. elemento de composição de palavras derivadas do grego antigo, com sentido de cavalo
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 hipo-?
- Brazil /ˌi.po/
- Portugal /ˌi.pɔ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hipo-
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.