infra-

Australia, Canada, UK, US/ˈɪnfɹə/

prefix

below, beneath, inferior

Similar
sub-hypo-
Opposite
super-supra-ultra-
OriginLatin īnfrā ← Proto-Italic *ferō ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. below, beneath, inferior

    Synonyms: sub-, hypo- · Antonyms: super-, supra-, ultra-

Synonyms & antonyms

prefixbelow, beneath, inferior

Similar
sub-hypo-
Opposite
super-supra-ultra-
Also see
hypo-sub-under-

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  7. Proto-Italic*ferō
  8. Latinferō
  9. Latinīnferō
  10. Latinīnfrā
  11. Englishinfra-

Borrowed from Latin īnfrā (“below”).

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Translations

Catalan infra-
  • infra-below, beneath, inferior
French infra-
  • infra-below, beneath, inferior
German infra-
  • infra-below, beneath, inferior
Indonesian infra-
  • infra-below, beneath, inferior
Italian infra-
  • infra-below, beneath, inferior
Japanese -未満
  • -未満 (miman)below, beneath, inferior
Polish infra-
  • infra-below, beneath, inferior
Portuguese infra-
  • infra-below, beneath, inferior
Russian инфра-, под-
  • инфра- (infra-)below, beneath, inferior
  • под- (pod-)below, beneath, inferior
  • ниже- (niže-)below, beneath, inferior
  • нижне- (nižne-)below, beneath, inferior
Spanish infra-
  • infra-below, beneath, inferior
Turkish alt-
  • alt-below, beneath, inferior
Cite this entry
APA

infra-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infra-

MLA

“infra-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infra-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infra-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infra-.

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