es-

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From s-.

Pronunciation[edit]

Prefix[edit]

es-

  1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of drugs with a chiral center in the S configuration.

Derived terms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin ex. Doublet of ex-.

Prefix[edit]

es-

  1. indicates movement away or separation
    es- + ‎fulla (leaf) → ‎esfullar (to remove leaves from)

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin ex. Doublet of ex-.

Prefix[edit]

es-

  1. indicates movement away or separation
    es- + ‎corda (tendon) → ‎escordar (to sprain)
    es- + ‎maga (guts) → ‎esmagar (to squeeze)
    es- + ‎milfa (tassel) → ‎esmilfar (to fray)

Derived terms[edit]

From

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Occitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin ex-.

Prefix[edit]

es-

  1. indicates movement away or separation

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin ex-.

Prefix[edit]

es-

  1. indicates movement away or separation
  2. variant of a-

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • French: é-

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin ex- (out of).

Prefix[edit]

es-

  1. indicates separation
    es- + ‎coger → ‎escoger
  2. indicates removal or elimination
    es- + ‎pulga → ‎espulgar
  3. indicates intensification
    es- + ‎forzar → ‎esforzar

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Further reading[edit]

Welsh[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

See ech-.

Pronunciation[edit]

Prefix[edit]

es-

  1. out, ex-
    Synonyms: all-, ech-
    es- + ‎plygu (fold) → ‎esblygu (evolve)

Usage notes[edit]

This element also appears in words borrowed from Latin, such as esbonio (explain), estron (foreign), and estyn (extend), where it corresponds to Latin ex-.

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

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

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