es-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "es"

English

Etymology

From s-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛs/

Prefix

es-

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

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with es-

esomeprazole

Anagrams

-se, SE, Se., se, se.

Ahtna

Etymology

Compare Navajo sh-, Lower Tanana es-.

Prefix

es-

marks a first person singular subject; I
nicʼaʼesʼaan ― I lifted it up

References

Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 54

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin ex.

Prefix

es-

indicates movement away or separation
‎es- + ‎fueya (“leaf”) → ‎esfoyar (“to remove leaves from”)

‎es- + ‎guedeyu (“tuft”) → ‎esguedeyar (“to muss”)

Derived terms

Asturian terms prefixed with es-

Catalan

Etymology

Derived from Latin ex-. Doublet of ex-.

Prefix

es-

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

Derived terms

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *exs-. Compare Welsh es-, ech-

Prefix

es-

ex-
‎es- + ‎anella (“to breathe”) → ‎esanella (“to exhale”)

Derived terms

Cornish terms prefixed with es-

esanella

eskar

eskelmi

Dena'ina

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əs/

Prefix

es-

alternative form of esh-, used before dental and back velar consonants

References

Tenenbaum, Joan Marsha (1978), Morphology and Semantics of the Tanaina Verb, Columbia University, page 59

Galician

Etymology

From Latin ex. Doublet of ex-.

Prefix

es-

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

From

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Lower Tanana

Alternative forms

etl-
eje-, esje-

Etymology

Compare Navajo sh-, Ahtna es-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əs/

Prefix

es-

marks a first person singular verbal subject; I
destsinh ― I am hungry

esdenunh ― I am drinking it

etltsi ― I am making it

nejejet, nesjejet ― I am making it

Usage notes

Appears as es- before the ∅- and d-classifiers, as etl- before the ɬ-classifier, and as eje- or esje- before the l-classifier.

References

Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 496

Occitan

Etymology

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

Prefix

es-

indicates movement away or separation

Old French

Etymology

From Latin ex-.

Prefix

es-

indicates movement away or separation
variant of a-

Derived terms

Old French terms prefixed with es-

Descendants

French: é-

Old Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ex- (“out of”).

Prefix

es-

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Derived terms

Category Old Spanish terms prefixed with es- not found

Descendants

Spanish: es-

Portuguese

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Etymology

Inherited from Latin ex- (“out of”). Doublet of ex-.

Prefix

es-

indicates separation
‎es- + ‎quarto + ‎-ejar → ‎esquartejar
indicates intensification
‎es- + ‎buraco + ‎-ar → ‎esburacar

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish es-, from Latin ex- (“out of”). Doublet of ex-, which is borrowed.

Prefix

es-

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

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with es-

Welsh

Alternative forms

ech-

Etymology

See ech-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛs/

Prefix

es-

out, ex-
Synonyms: all-, ech-

‎es- + ‎plygu (“fold”) → ‎esblygu (“evolve”)

Usage notes

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

Welsh terms prefixed with es-
esgar
dosbarth
esblygiad
esblygu

Mutation

Mutated forms of *es-*
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
es-	unchanged	unchanged	hes-

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “es-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Morris Jones, John (1913), A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 156 i (15)

	singular	plural
1st person	es-	tsʼ-
2nd person	i-	oh-
3rd person	∅-	ku-, k-
3rd person obviate	y-
4th person	cʼ-
Areal	ko-

	singular	plural
1st person	esh-	chʼe-
2nd person	n-, i-	eh-
3rd person	∅-	qe-
Non-human	ye-
Indefinite human	qe-
Indefinite non-human	kʼe-
Unknown	chʼe-
Areal/temporal/abstract	qe-

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

Prefix

Derived terms

Anagrams

Ahtna

Etymology

Prefix

See also

References

Asturian

Etymology

Prefix

Derived terms

See also

Catalan

Etymology

Prefix

Derived terms

Further reading

Cornish

Etymology

Prefix

Derived terms

Dena'ina

Pronunciation

Prefix

See also

References

Galician

Etymology

Prefix

Derived terms

Lower Tanana

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Prefix

Usage notes

See also

References

Occitan

Etymology

Prefix

Old French

Etymology

Prefix

Derived terms

Descendants

Old Spanish

Etymology

Prefix

Derived terms

Descendants

Portuguese

Etymology

Prefix

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Prefix

Derived terms

Further reading

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Prefix

Usage notes

Derived terms

Mutation

References