de-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "de"

English

Etymology

From Latin dē-, from the preposition dē (“of”, “from”). For sense development, compare Old English æf-, which was a similar prefix.

Pronunciation

• (stressed) IPA^(key): /diː/
• (unstressed) IPA^(key): /də/

Prefix

de-

1. reversal, undoing, removing

   ‎de- + ‎couple → ‎decouple

   ‎de- + ‎ice → ‎de-ice

   ‎de- + ‎humidify → ‎dehumidify

2. Intensifying

   ‎de- + ‎fraud → ‎defraud

   ‎de- + ‎complex → ‎decomplex

   ‎de- + ‎numerate → ‎denumerate

   ‎de- + ‎pauperize → ‎depauperize

   ‎de- + ‎prostrate → ‎deprostrate

   ‎de- + ‎specificate → ‎despecificate

3. from, off

   ‎de- + ‎train → ‎detrain

   ‎de- + ‎substantival → ‎desubstantival

   ‎de- + ‎verbal → ‎deverbal

   ‎de- + ‎mise → ‎demise

Synonyms

• (reverse): un-, dis-
• (from): off-,

Derived terms

• debar
• debus
• decouple
• decrypt
• deforestation

 

English words prefixed with de-

Translations

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

• Armenian: ապ- (ap-)
• Catalan: de- (ca)
• Danish: de-
• Dutch: ver- (nl), ont- (nl), de- (nl)
• French: dé- (fr)
• Georgian: უკუ- (uḳu-)
• Greek: απο- (el) (apo-)
• Italian: dis- (it)
• Japanese: 非- (hi-), 脱- (datsu-), 逆- (saka-)
• Malay: nyah- (ms), de- (ms)
• Middle English: dis-, de-

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: de-

  Nynorsk: de-

• Persian: وا‎ (fa) (vā-)
• Polish: de- (pl), dez-, roz- (pl), od- (pl)
• Portuguese: de- (pt), dis- (pt)
• Romanian: de-, des- (ro), dez- (ro)
• Scottish Gaelic: di-
• Spanish: de- (es)
• Swedish: av- (sv), de- (sv)
• Tagalog: hi-

intensify

• Italian: de- (it)
• Middle English: dis-, de-

• Romanian: răs- (ro), răz- (ro)
• Spanish: de- (es)

from off

See also

• an-
• dis-
• in-
• non-
• un-

 

Anagrams

• -ed, -èd, E.D., ED, Ed, Ed., ed, ed-, ed.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deː/

• Audio

  (file)

Prefix

de-

1. de-

Dutch words prefixed with de-

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German

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin de.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [de(ː)]

• Audio

  (file)

Prefix

de-

1. de-

Derived terms

German words prefixed with de-

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin dē-, from dē (“of”, “from”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de/
• Hyphenation: de-

Prefix

de-

1. Denoting:
   1. removal

      ‎de- + ‎nuclearizzare (“to nuclearize”) → ‎denuclearizzare (“to denuclearize”)

   2. movement downwards; lowering

      ‎de- + ‎grado (“grade”, “level”) → ‎degradare (“to gradually diminish in height”)

   3. privation; a-

      ‎de- + ‎trarre (“to draw, extract”) → ‎detrarre (“to subtract”)

   4. negation; un-

      ‎de- + ‎crescita (“growth”) → ‎decrescita (“degrowth”)

   5. intensifying

      ‎de- + ‎limitare (“to contain, restrict”) → ‎delimitare (“to delimit”)

2. (chemistry) Denoting subtraction of one or more atoms, radicals or molecules:

   ‎de- + ‎carbossilazione (“carboxylation”) → ‎decarbossilazione (“decarboxylation”)

Derived terms

Italian words prefixed with de-

Anagrams

• ed, ed.

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Latin

Etymology

From dē (“of”, “from”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /deː/, [d̪eː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /de/, [d̪ɛ]

Prefix

dē-

1. de-

Derived terms

Latin words prefixed with de-

Descendants

• English: de-
• French: de-, dé- (partially)
• Italian: de-

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Malay

Etymology

From English de-, from Latin dē (“of, from”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de/

Prefix

de-

1. (obsolete) de- (reversal, undoing or removing)

   deaktifkan ― deactivate

   Synonym: nyah-

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Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French de-, from a combination of Latin de- and dis-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛː-/, /dɛ-/

Prefix

de-

1. Forms words denoting negativity, reversal or removal; dis-, de-.

   Synonym: dis-

2. Intensifies words with a negative connotation; dis-, de-.

   Synonym: dis-

Usage notes

• Because Old French de- sometimes comes from des-, this prefix may be used interchangeably with dis-.

Derived terms

Middle English words prefixed with de-

Descendants

• English: de-

References

• “de-, pref.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Prefix

de-

1. de-

References

Norwegian Bokmål words prefixed with de-

• “de-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Prefix

de-

1. de-

References

Norwegian Nynorsk words prefixed with de-

• “de-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin dis-.

Prefix

de-

1. Alternative form of des-
2. indicating that an action is done more strongly or more vigorously

   ‎de- + ‎brisier (“to break”) → ‎debrisier (“to break”)

Descendants

• French: dé-

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Polish

Alternative forms

• dez-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛ/

Prefix

de-

1. de-, dis-

   ‎aktywować + ‎de- → ‎dezaktywować

   Synonyms: roz-, od-

Derived terms

Polish words prefixed with de-

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Spanish

Prefix

de-

1. de-

Derived terms

Spanish words prefixed with de-

Further reading

• “de-” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Latin dē-, from the preposition dē (“of”, “from”), through loan words mainly from french.

Prefix

de-

1. de-

Derived terms

Swedish words prefixed with de-

Anagrams

• e.d., ed

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish de (“of”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛ/

Prefix

de-

1. 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- + ‎kuryente (“electricity”) → ‎de-kuryente (“electrical”)

Derived terms

• de-baterya
• de-gulong
• de-kahon
• de-kahoy
• de-kalidad
• de-kotse
• de-kuryente
• de-kuwatro
• de-lata
• de-mano
• de-motor
• de-salamin
• de-susi

 

Tagalog words prefixed with de-

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West Coast Bajau

Prefix

de-

1. one