ent-
English
German
Etymology
From Old High German ant-, from Proto-West Germanic *anda-, from Proto-Germanic *andi-, *anþi-, representative of a combining form of "and".
Cognate with Middle Dutch ont- (Dutch ont-), Old English and-, ond- (English un-), Old Norse and- (Swedish an-), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-), Danish und-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛnt/, [ʔɛnt]
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Prefix
ent-
- Inseparable verb prefix indicating removing something from the object, from, away from, off.
- Inseparable verb prefix indicating a conversion to the opposite, a reversion.
- Inseparable verb prefix indicating the beginning of something.
- In the nomenclature of organic chemistry (natural compounds), a sterochemical descriptor prefix (before entire compound name) meaning enantiomer.
Derived terms
German terms prefixed with ent-
- (from): entarten, entblättern, entfesseln, entfolgen, entgiften, entehren, entfärben, entfetten, enthaaren, enthäuten, enthüllen, entlarven, entpuppen, entrosten
- (reversion): entdecken, enteilen, enterben, entfernen, entfliehen, entfremden, entführen, entkräften, entnehmen, entschädigen, entschärfen, entschlüsseln, entsetzen, entsichern, entwaffnen, entweder, entwirren, entzaubern
- (beginning): entbrennen, entfachen, entflammen, entsprießen, entspringen, entstehen, entzünden
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ænt/
Prefix
ent-
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Derived terms
Luxembourgish terms prefixed with ent-
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