dys-

English

prefix

Definitions

bad

Etymology

Derived from Latin dys- derived from Ancient Greek δυσ- (bad, hard, difficult, unfortunate, ill).

Origin

Ancient Greek

δυσ-

Gloss

bad, hard, difficult, unfortunate, ill

Concept

Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Property

`Kanji`

硬

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

dyslexia English
dystopia English
dys- Latin
dyslexia Latin
dys- French
дистрофия Russian
-κολος Ancient Greek
δυσ- Ancient Greek
δύσκολος Ancient Greek
*dus- Proto-Indo-European
dys- Norwegian Bokmål
dys- Norwegian Nynorsk
dios- Irish
dis- Catalan, Valencian