ent-

See also: ent, ENT, ént, ënt, and -ent

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German ant-, 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/, [ʔɛntʰ]

Prefix

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 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, entsetzen, entsichern, entwaffnen, entweder, entzaubern
• (beginning): entbrennen, entfachen, entflammen, entsprießen, entspringen, entstehen, entzünden

See also

• emp- (assimilated form before f)

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Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ænt/

Prefix

ent-

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Derived terms

Luxembourgish terms prefixed with ent-