ent-

See also ent, ENT, and -ent

German

Etymology

From Old High German ant-, from Proto-Germanic *and-, anþ(a)-, representive of a combining form of and (“‘and’”). Cognate with Middle Dutch ont- (Dutch ont-), Old English and- (English an-, as in "answer"), Old Norse and- (Swedish an-), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳-.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛnt/, [ʔɛntʰ]

Prefix

ent-

1. Inseparable verb prefix indicating removing something from the object, from, away from, off.
2. Inseparable verb prefix indicating a conversion to the opposite, a reversion.
3. Inseparable verb prefix indicating the beginning of something.

Derived terms

[+] German words prefixed with ent-

• (from): entblättern, entdecken, entfesseln, entgiften, entehren, entfärben, entfetten, enthaaren, enthäuten, enthüllen, entlarven, entpuppen, entrosten
• (reversion): enteilen, enterben, entfernen, entfliehen, entfremden, entführen, entkräften, entnehmen, entschädigen, entschärfen, entsetzen, entsichern, entwaffnen, entzaubern
• (beginning): entbrennen, entfachen, entflammen, entsprießen, entspringen, entstehen, entzünden