FromMiddle English dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *dwís Piecewise doublet ofbis- bi- di- , and twi-
Often confused with the etymologically unrelated prefixdys-
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Not , thereverse of. (Especially forming words with a negative connotation )Synonyms: un- non- de- in- an- a- dis- + agree disagree dis- + connect disconnect dis- + satisfied dissatisfied dis- + interested disinterested dis- + honour dishonour Expressingseparation orremoval . dis- + card discard ( “ to throw out a card ” ) dis- + bar disbar ( “ to expel from the bar ” ) dis- + franchise disfranchise ( “ to remove one's franchise, to prevent from voting ” ) Used as anintensifier . dis- + embowel disembowel dis- + annul disannul ( “ to annul ” ) Alternative form ofdys- ( “ incorrect ” ) .dis- + function disfunction When attached to averbal root,prefixes often change the firstvowel (whether initial or preceded by a consonant/consonant cluster) of that verb. These phonological changes took place in Latin and usually do not apply to words created (as inNew Latin ) from Latin components sinceLatin became a 'dead' language. Note: the combination of prefix and following vowel did not always yield the same change. Also, these changes in vowels are not necessarily particular to being prefixed with dis- (i.e. other prefixes sometimes cause the same vowel change- seecon- ,ex- ). NOTE: Words using the prefixdis- do not necessarily use the prefixes given here when translated. See individual words for more accurate translations.
reversal or removal
Armenian:ապ- ( ap- ) Catalan:des- (ca) French:dé- (fr) Galician:des- (gl) Georgian:please add this translation if you can German:ent- (de) Greek:απο- (el) ( apo- ) Hungarian:el- (hu) ,le- (hu) ,ki- (hu) Ido:des- Indonesian:dis- Malay:nyah- (ms) Middle English:dis- de- Polish:de- (pl) ,dez- roz- (pl) ,od- (pl) Portuguese:des- (pt) ,dis- (pt) Russian:без(ъ)- (ru) ( bez(ʺ)- ) ,бес(ъ)- (ru) ( bes(ʺ)- ) ,не- (ru) ( ne- ) ,дис- (ru) ( dis- ) ,де- (ru) ( de- ) Scottish Gaelic:di- eas- Spanish:des- (es) ,dis- (es)
IDs SDI sid I-Ds ISD DSI IDS ids sid' Sid SID I.D.s Borrowed fromAncient Greek δυσ- ( dus- ) .
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dys- ( bad ) disfàsia dysphasia Borrowed fromLatin dis- des-
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indicates negation dis- + sort ( “ luck ” ) → dissort ( “ misfortune ” ) FromLatin dis-
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showsseparation ,dissemination , e.g.semi ( “ sow ” ) >dissemi ( “ disseminate ” ) ;ŝiri ( “ tear ” ) >disŝiri ( “ tear to pieces ” ) . Borrowed fromLatin dis- dé-
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dis- FromLatin dis- Proto-Indo-European *dwís s-
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dis- dis- + sglonfâ ( “ to inflate ” ) → disglonfâ ( “ to deflate ” ) dis- + florî ( “ to bloom ” ) → disflorî ( “ to wither ” ) as intensifierdis- + sfidâ ( “ to challenge ” ) → disfidâ ( “ to compete ” ) dis- + scuvierzi ( “ to discover, to uncover ” ) → discuvierzi ( “ to find out, to unveil ” ) dis-
romanization of𐌳𐌹𐍃- Borrowed fromEsperanto dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *dwís
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showsseparation ordissemination FromDutch dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *dwís
IPA (key ) : [dɪs] Hyphenation:dis dis-
dis- ( “ reversal, removal; apart ” ) dis-
alternative form ofdios- Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
FromLatin dis- Proto-Indo-European *dwís s-
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dis- dis- + fare ( “ do ” ) → disfare ( “ undo ” ) dis- + organizzare ( “ organize ” ) → disorganizzare ( “ disorganize ” ) Seemingly a mix ofProto-Indo-European *dus- ( “ bad ” ) ,Proto-Indo-European *dwi- ( “ two ” ) (doublet ofbi- Proto-Indo-European *dwís ( “ twice, in two ” ) (doublet ofbis Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ( “ two ” ) . De Vaan proposes that eitherProto-Indo-European *dus- ( “ bad ” ) was reformed toProto-Italic *dis- Proto-Indo-European *dwi- ( “ two ” ) , or that *dwis- was changed to *dis- by dissimilation before roots starting with *w.[ 1] Ancient Greek δυσ- ( dus- ) ,Ancient Greek διά ( diá ) ,Ancient Greek δίς ( dís ) ,Sanskrit द्विस् ( dvis ) .
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asunder ,apart , intwo dī mittōdismiss, disband dis cēdōpart, separate reversal ,removal dis simulōdisguise, conceal utterly ,exceedingly dif fertusstuffed full Beforeb ,d ,g ,l ,m ,n ,r ,sc ,sp ,st andv , the prefix becomesdī- Beforef , the prefix becomesdif- Before a consonantali , the prefix may becomedī- dis- . Before a vowel orh , the prefix becomes dir- in the two verbsdiribeō dirimō rhotacism , but from Classical Latin onwards,dis- is used (see, for example,dishiascō ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008 ), “dis-”, inEtymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill,→ISBN pages171-172 Borrowed fromOld French des- Latin dis-
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Forms words denotingreversal orremoval ;dis- de- Synonym: de- Intensifies words with anegative connotation ;dis- de- Synonym: de- Sometimes used interchangeably withde- “des-,pref. ”, inMED Online University of Michigan ,2007 “dis-,pref. ”, inMED Online University of Michigan ,2007
Borrowed fromLatin dis- des-
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dis- ( indicates separation ) Borrowed fromNew Latin dys- Ancient Greek δυσ- ( dus- ,“ bad, hard ” ) .
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( medicine ) dys- ( forms the names of conditions characterised by difficult or inadequate function ) dys- ( bad or wrong ) Borrowed fromLatin dis- des-
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intensifying prefix dis- + taw ( “ quiet, silent ” ) → distaw ( “ silent, noiseless ” ) dis- + pwyll ( “ consideration ” ) → disbwyll ( “ discretion, prudence ” ) negative prefix Synonyms: af- an- di- dis- + cloff ( “ lame ” ) → disgloff ( “ sure footed, agile ” ) Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
