at-

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English

Etymology

From Middle English at-, et-, æt-, from Old English æt- (at, near, toward, beyond, away). Doublet of ad-. More at at.

Prefix

at-

  1. (obsolete, no longer productive) Prefix meaning at, close to, to, away, off.

Derived terms

References

Anagrams


Gothic

Romanization

at-

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐍄-

Latvian

Prefix

at-

  1. Usually found on verbs (and their derived nouns or adjectives) with the meaning 'away,' or also 'open' (like Russian от- (ot-)).

Antonyms

Derived terms


Maquiritari

Pronunciation

Prefix

at-

  1. allomorph of öt- (detransitivizing prefix).

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English æt-.

Prefix

at-

  1. Prefix meaning away; toward; to
  2. Prefix meaning at; against
  3. Emphatic prefix meaning intensely or excessively

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: at-

Mohawk

Prefix

at-

  1. semi-reflexive prefix

References

  • Nora Deering, Helga H. Delisle (1976) Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, page 373

Ojibwe

Combining form

at-

  1. stem of atoon

Old Saxon

Etymology 1

Alternative form of ant-.

Prefix

at-

  1. Alternative form of ant-

Etymology 2

From at (at). More at at.

Prefix

at-

  1. at, toward
    atmorgan (tomorrow)
  2. with
    atsamna (together)

Welsh

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Prefix

at-

  1. again, back, re-
    at- + ‎hebu (to speak, to say) → ‎ateb (to answer)
    at- + ‎tyfu (to grow) → ‎atyfu (to germinate)
    at- + ‎ffurfio (to form) → ‎atffurfio (to reform, to regenerate)
    Synonym: ail-
  2. affirmative prefix, emphasises prefixed word
    at- + ‎cas (hated, nasty) → ‎atgas (hateful, detestable)

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
at- unchanged unchanged hat-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.