FromLatin dē- , from the prepositiondē ( “ of”, “from ” ) . For sense development, compare Old Englishæf- , which was a similar prefix.
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reversal ,undoing de- + couple → decouple de- + align → dealign de- + ice → de-ice de- + baptize → debaptize toremove from, removedde- + bus → debus de- + bark → debark de- + benzylate → debenzylate de- + arterialization → dearterialization Intensifying de- + fraud → defraud de- + complex → decomplex de- + numerate → denumerate de- + pauperize → depauperize de- + prostrate → deprostrate de- + specificate → despecificate derivedfrom ,of de- + substantival → desubstantival de- + verbal → deverbal de- + mise → demise down, downwardde- + scando → descend de- + press → depress ( antonym(s) of “ undo ” ) : re- ( antonym(s) of “ remove ” ) : em- NOTE: Words using the prefixde- do not necessarily use the prefixes given here when translated. See individual words for more accurate translations.
reversal, undoing or removing
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marks a singular reflexive possessor;his /her /its own de- + -taʼ ( “ father ” ) → detaʼ ( “ his/her/its own father ” ) marks a singular reflexive object of a postposition de- + -kʼe ( “ on ” ) → dekʼe ( “ on him/her/itself ” ) Ahtna possessive/prepositional object prefixes singular plural 1st person s- ne- 2nd person ne- nhw- 3rd person b- ,y- ku- ,hw- Reflexive de- hde- Indefinite cʼe- Areal (postpositional only) ko- Reciprocal nił-
Kari, James (1990 ),Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary , Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center,→ISBN , page35 FromLatin dē- , fromdē ( “ of, from ” ) .
IPA (key ) : ( Central , Balearic ) [də]
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denoting removal denoting lowering denoting loss denoting negation denoting intensification FromProto-North Iroquoian *te , ultimately fromProto-Iroquoian *teː .
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duplicative prefix FromLatin de .
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de- Synonym: af- de-
de- Ultimately fromLatin de .
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de- FromDutch de- , fromLatin de- .
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de- FromLatin dē- , fromdē ( “ of”, “from ” ) .
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denoting :removal de- + nuclearizzare ( “ tonuclearize ” ) → denuclearizzare ( “ todenuclearize ” ) movementdownwards ;lowering de- + grado ( “ grade”, “level ” ) → degradare ( “ to gradually diminish in height ” ) privation ;a- de- + trarre ( “ to draw, extract ” ) → detrarre ( “ to subtract ” ) negation ;un- de- + crescita ( “ growth ” ) → decrescita ( “ degrowth ” ) intensifying de- + limitare ( “ to contain, restrict ” ) → delimitare ( “ to delimit ” ) ( chemistry ) denotingsubtraction of one or more atoms, radicals or molecules :de- + carbossilazione ( “ carboxylation ” ) → decarbossilazione ( “ decarboxylation ” ) Fromdē ( “ of; from ” ) .
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of ;from The vowel becomes short before⟨ h ⟩ and any vowel but⟨ i ⟩ .
Proto-Athabaskan *də- ( valency decreasing suffix ) , fromProto-Na-Dene *də- ( signaling valency decrease )
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The de-classifier, one of four classifiers which obligatorily appear in every Lower Tanana verb with a variety of purposes. The de-classifier has the following uses: Appears in many intransitive verbs Appears in iterative forms of verbs normally formed with∅- classifier Forms passive verbs Forms reflexive verbs Forms intransitive verbs from transitive verbs (Withk'o- ) Forms perambulative verbs (With then- qualifier) Formserrative verbs; marks an action as accidental Forms various transitive and intransitive verbs with nominalincorporates In glosses and reference material, this classifier is often written as "D." Appears ast- before a glottal stop. Kari, Jameset al. (2024 ), Kari, James, editor,Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary , Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center,→ISBN , page101 Possibly related todek ( “ up ” ) .
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at anelevation In glosses and reference material, this classifier is often written as "D." Appears ast- before a glottal stop. Kari, Jameset al. (2024 ), Kari, James, editor,Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary , Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center,→ISBN , page115 de-
A "subsidiary" prefix meaning "in such a circumstance or condition" .Kari, Jameset al. (2024 ), Kari, James, editor,Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary , Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center,→ISBN , page115 CompareAhtna de- ( “ singular reflexive possessed prefix ” ) ,Navajo ʼádi- ( “ reflexive verb prefix ” ) .
de- (plural xede- )
( nominal prefix ) Marks a singular reflexive possessor ; his/herown dekayex ―his/her own country deto' ―his/her own father ( verbal prefix ) Abenefactive reflexive prefix ; forone 'sbenefit ( verbal prefix ) oneself ,one 'sown ( postpositional prefix ) Marks a singular reflexive object of a postposition ; to/foroneself Kari, Jameset al. (2024 ), Kari, James, editor,Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary , Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center,→ISBN , pages115-116 CompareAhtna de- , of identical usage.
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A "connective" prefix appearing in several compound or deverbal nouns .Kari, Jameset al. (2024 ), Kari, James, editor,Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary , Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center,→ISBN , page116 de-
Appears in several interrogative words .Kari, Jameset al. (2024 ), Kari, James, editor,Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary , Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center,→ISBN , page116 FromEnglish de- , fromLatin dē ( “ of, from ” ) .
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( obsolete ) de- ( reversal, undoing or removing ) Synonym: nyah- de aktifkan ―de activateBorrowed fromOld French de- , from a combination ofLatin de- anddis- .
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Forms words denotingnegativity ,reversal orremoval ;dis- ,de- .Synonym: dis- Intensifies words with anegative connotation ;dis- ,de- .Synonym: dis- Because Old Frenchde- sometimes comes fromdes- , this prefix may be used interchangeably withdis- . de-
de- “de-” inThe Bokmål Dictionary .de-
de- “de-” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary .FromLatin dis- .
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alternative form ofdes- indicating that an action is done more strongly or more vigorously de- + brisier ( “ to break ” ) → debrisier ( “ to break ” ) Latin dē- .
IPA (key ) : /dɛ/ Rhymes:-ɛ Syllabification:de- de-
de- ,dis- Synonyms: roz- ,od- aktywować + de- → dezaktywować de- in Polish dictionaries at PWNInherited fromLatin dē- .
IPA (key ) : /de/ [d̪e] Syllabification:de- de-
de- FromLatin dē- , from the prepositiondē ( “ of”, “from ” ) , through loan words mainly from French.
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de- Borrowed fromSpanish de ( “ of ” ) .
de- (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ )
prepositional particle added to indicate possession of quality or object de- + baterya ( “ battery ” ) → de-baterya ( “ with battery; powered by battery ” ) de- + gulong ( “ wheel ” ) → de-gulong ( “ with wheels ” ) de- + kahoy ( “ wood ” ) → de-kahoy ( “ wooden ” ) de- + koryente ( “ electricity ” ) → de-koryente ( “ electrical ” ) de- + kolor ( “ color ” ) → de-kolor ( “ colored ” ) de-
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