retro-

See also: retro, rétro, retrò, retrô, and rétro-

English

Etymology

See retro.

Prefix

retro-

1. Back or backward.
2. Behind.
3. In the opposite direction.
4. Pertaining to an earlier time.

   retroactive

5. (informal) Old-fashioned or old school.

Synonyms

• re-

Antonyms

• pro-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with retro-

• retroactive
• retroflex
• retrograde
• retrograde ejaculation
• retrogress
• retrogression
• retrorse
• retrospect
• retrospective
• retroussé
• retroversion
• retroverted
• retro-Victorian
• retrovisceral

 

Translations

back or backward

• Esperanto: retro- (eo)
• French: rétro- (fr)
• Galician: retro-
• German: retro- (de)
• Ido: retro-
• Italian: retro- (it)
• Portuguese: retro- (pt)
• Spanish: retro-

Anagrams

• Torre

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Ido retro-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈretro/

Prefix

retro-

1. retro-

Derived terms

Esperanto terms prefixed with retro-

• retroagi
• retroaktiva
• retroefiki
• retropagi
• retropaŝi

 

Galician

Etymology

From Latin retrō.

Prefix

retro-

1. retro-

Derived terms

From

Galician terms prefixed with retro-

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Further reading

• “retro-”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English retro-, Italian retro-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈretro/

Prefix

retro-

1. prefix used with a verbal root to indicate: back, backwards, inverse action, return: retro-, re-

   Antonym: avan-

   ‎jetar (“to throw”) + ‎retro- → ‎retrojetar (“to throw back”)

Derived terms

Ido terms prefixed with retro-

• retro (“backwards”, preposition)
• retroe (“backwards”, adverb)

 

Descendants

• → Esperanto: retro-

Italian

Prefix

retro-

1. retro-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with retro-

Anagrams

• Torre, terrò, torre

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin retrō.

Prefix

retro-

1. retro-

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with retro-

Further reading

• “retro-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin retrō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /retɾo/ [re.t̪ɾo]
• Syllabification: re‧tro-

Prefix

retro-

1. retro-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with retro-

Further reading

• “retro-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16