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See also: Appendix:Variations of "de"
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin dē-, from the preposition dē (“of”, “from”). For sense development, compare Old English æf-, which was a similar prefix.
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
de-
- reversal, undoing
- to remove from, removed
- de- + 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
- derived from, of
- de- + substantival → desubstantival
- de- + verbal → deverbal
- de- + mise → demise
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
NOTE: Words using the prefix de- 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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intensify
from off
See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
de-
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
de-
Derived terms[edit]
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch de-, from Latin de-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
dé
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “de-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin dē-, from dē (“of”, “from”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
de-
- denoting:
- removal
- de- + nuclearizzare (“to nuclearize”) → denuclearizzare (“to denuclearize”)
- movement downwards; lowering
- privation; a-
- negation; un-
- de- + crescita (“growth”) → decrescita (“degrowth”)
- intensifying
- de- + limitare (“to contain, restrict”) → delimitare (“to delimit”)
- removal
- (chemistry) denoting subtraction of one or more atoms, radicals or molecules:
- de- + carbossilazione (“carboxylation”) → decarbossilazione (“decarboxylation”)
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From dē (“of”, “from”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
dē-
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English de-, from Latin dē (“of, from”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
de-
- (obsolete) de- (reversal, undoing or removing)
- Synonym: nyah-
- deaktifkan ― deactivate
Middle English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French de-, from a combination of Latin de- and dis-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
de-
- Forms words denoting negativity, reversal or removal; dis-, de-.
- Synonym: dis-
- Intensifies words with a negative connotation; dis-, de-.
- Synonym: dis-
Usage notes[edit]
- Because Old French de- sometimes comes from des-, this prefix may be used interchangeably with dis-.
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: de-
References[edit]
- “de-, pref.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Prefix[edit]
de-
References[edit]
- “de-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Prefix[edit]
de-
References[edit]
- “de-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Prefix[edit]
de-
- Alternative form of des-
- indicating that an action is done more strongly or more vigorously
Descendants[edit]
- French: dé-
Polish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- de-
Etymology[edit]
Internationalism; compare English de-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
de-
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- de- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Prefix[edit]
de-
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “de-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin dē-, from the preposition dē (“of”, “from”), through loan words mainly from French.
Prefix[edit]
de-
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish de (“of”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /de/ [dɛ]
- Syllabification: de-
Prefix[edit]
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”)
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
West Coast Bajau[edit]
Prefix[edit]
de-
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