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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle English from words borrowed from Middle French; from Latin ex (“out of, from”), from Proto-Indo-European *eǵ-, *eǵs- (“out”), *eǵʰs. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex, “out of, from”), Transalpine Gaulish ex- (“out”), Old Irish ess- (“out”), Old Church Slavonic изъ (izŭ, “out”), Russian из (iz, “from, out of”).
Prefix[edit]
ex-
Antonyms[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
- Sometimes the x in ex- is elided before certain constants, being reduced to e- (as, e.g., in ejaculate).
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
former
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Anagrams[edit]
Czech[edit]
Prefix[edit]
ex-
- ex- (former)
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Further reading[edit]
- ex- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Italian[edit]
Prefix[edit]
ex-
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The preposition ex, ē used in combination.
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
ex-
- out, away
- throughout
- (intensive) thoroughly
- denoting achievement
- up
- denoting privation
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Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “ex-” on pages 629–630 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ef- (before f)
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix[edit]
ex-
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Prefix[edit]
ex-
- ex- (former)
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Swedish[edit]
Prefix[edit]
ex-
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