ek-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ek"

Esperanto

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ek]
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  • Hyphenation: ek

Prefix

ek-

  1. The prefix ek- indicates that the action it modifies is momentary or just beginning. It marks the inceptive aspect of verbs.
    ‎ek- + ‎krii (“to cry”) → ‎ekkrii (“to cry out”)
    ‎ek- + ‎kanti (“to sing”) → ‎ekkanti (“to begin to sing”)

Derived terms
Esperanto terms prefixed with ek-
  • ek (“let's go”)
  • eki (“to begin, to start”)
  • eko (“beginning, start”)

References
  1. André Cherpillod, Konciza Etimologia Vortaro, 2007

Ido

Etymology

Prefix form of ek (“out of (motion from; made or extracted from; fractional part of), out from, out (forth from), of (made of)”).

Prefix

ek-

  1. prefix indicating out, out from
    ‎ek- + ‎irar (“to go”) → ‎ekirar (“to go out; exit”)

Derived terms
Ido terms prefixed with ek-

Northern Ohlone

Etymology

Compare Southern Ohlone -ka.

Pronoun

ek-

  1. I (first-person, singular, proclitic subject pronoun)

Determiner

ek-

  1. my (first-person, singular, possessive)

See also
Northern Ohlone personal pronouns
Number Person Subject Object Possesive
Disjunctive1 Proclitic
 Enclitic Disjunctive1 Proclitic Enclitic
Singular First kaana ek- -ek, -k kiš, kaaniš kiš- -kiš ek-, kaanak
Second meene em-, im- -em, -im, -m miš emiš-, imiš-, miš- -miš em-, meenem
Third waaka Ø-2 -Ø2 wiš Ø-2, eš- -Ø2, -eš i-, waakai-
Plural First makkin mak- -mak makkiš, makkinše — — mak-, makkinmak
Second makkam kam- -kam makkamše — — kam-, makkam
Third waakamak ya- -ya yaṭiš — — ya-, waakamak
1Disjunctive is mostly used in copular sentences or for emphasis, either alone (eg. kaana) or with a clitic (eg. kaana-k ...-ek).
2Null morpheme. An unmarked verb implies a third person singular pronoun. The disjunctives waaka and wiš may also be used.
Note: Proclitic and enclitic forms can combine an undergo syncope, eg. ellešk (“let me do to him/her/it”) = elle +‎ -eš +‎ -ek

References

María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington (1930s) Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian Langauges)‎, Unpublished

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