hopl- 1
(Received Pronunciation) enPR: hŏpl, IPA: /hɒpl/Prefix
- weapon, arms; armed
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ὅπλον (hóplon, “weapon”, “piece of armour”); related to hoplite.
Derived terms
hoplarchy (nonce word)hoplochrism (rare, historical) →hoplochristical (obsolete)hoplognathoushoplologyhoplonemertean (zoölogy)hoplonemertine (zoölogy)hoplophobehoplophobiahoplopleurid (zoölogy) Related terms
hoplitehoplomachic →hoplomachisthoplophorouspanoply hopl- 2
Prefix
- rare hoof, hooves; hooved
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ὁπλή (hoplḗ, “hoof”).
Derived terms
hoplopodous (zoölogy)Usage notes
When combined with a word or another affix which begins with a consonant, this prefix concatenates with -o- (as hoplo-).References
“hoplo-” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]