hetero

== English == === Etymology === Clipped from heterosexual. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɛ.tɚ.oʊ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɛt.(ə).ɹoʊ/ Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɛtɹəʊ === Adjective === hetero (comparative more hetero, superlative most hetero) (informal) Heterosexual: of, pertaining to, or being a heterosexual person. ==== Synonyms ==== (heterosexual): het, heterosexual, straight, breeder ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “heterosexual”): gay, homo, homosexual === Noun === hetero (plural heteros) (informal) A heterosexual person. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === hereto, othere == Danish == === Noun === hetero (informal) a heterosexual person ==== Declension ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === Clipping of heteroseksueel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦeː.təˌroː/ Hyphenation: he‧te‧ro === Noun === hetero m (plural hetero's, no diminutive) (informal) a heterosexual, a hetero Synonym: heteroseksueel Antonyms: homoseksueel, homo == Finnish == === Etymology === Clipping of heteroseksuaali. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhetero/, [ˈhe̞t̪e̞ro̞] Rhymes: -etero Syllabification(key): he‧te‧ro Hyphenation(key): he‧te‧ro === Noun === hetero heterosexual, hetero (person) ==== Declension ==== === Adjective === hetero (comparative heterompi, superlative heteroin) (chiefly in compounds) heterosexual, straight heteromies ― a heterosexual man, a straight man heterosuhde ― a heterosexual relationship ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “hetero”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Galician == === Etymology === Clipping of heterosexual. === Adjective === hetero (invariable) hetero, straight === Noun === hetero m or f by sense (plural heteros) hetero, straight == German == === Etymology === Clipping of heterosexuell. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈheːteʁo/, /ˈhɛteʁo/ Hyphenation: he‧te‧ro === Adjective === hetero (indeclinable) hetero, straight ==== See also ==== Hetero == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xɛˈtɛ.rɔ/ Rhymes: -ɛrɔ Syllabification: he‧te‧ro === Noun === hetero f vocative singular of hetera == Portuguese == === Adjective === hetero misspelling of hétero === Noun === hetero misspelling of hétero == Spanish == === Etymology === Clipping of heterosexual. === Adjective === hetero (invariable) hetero, straight === Noun === hetero m or f by sense (plural heteros) hetero, straight === Further reading === “hetero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Noun === hetero c or n (colloquial) a heterosexual === Adjective === hetero (colloquial, only used predicatively) heterosexual Synonym: heterosexuell === See also === bi homo === References === hetero in Svensk ordbok (SO) hetero in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) Fula Ordboken