sub-

sub-

pref.

1. Below; under; beneath: subsoil.

2.

a. Subordinate; secondary: subplot.

b. Subdivision: subregion.

3. Less than completely or normally; nearly; almost: subhuman.

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[Middle English, from Latin, from sub, under; see upo in Indo-European roots.]

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sub-

prefix

1. situated under or beneath subterranean

2. secondary in rank; subordinate subeditor

3. falling short of; less than or imperfectly subarctic subhuman

4. forming a subdivision or subordinate part of a whole subcommittee

5. (Chemistry) (in chemistry)

a.  indicating that a compound contains a relatively small proportion of a specified element suboxide

b.  indicating that a salt is basic salt subacetate

[from Latin sub]

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sub-

A prefix that means "underneath or lower" (as in subsoil), "a subordinate or secondary part of something else" (as in subphylum.), or "less than completely" (as in subtropical.)

Translations

sub-

pref (= under, subordinate, inferior) → Unter-, unter-; (esp with foreign words) → Sub-, sub-; subgroup → Untergruppe f; subalpine → subalpin