де-

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Ukrainian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

IPA(key):

Prefix

де- (de-)

  1. reversal, undoing
    де- (de-) + ‎колонізація (kolonizacija) → ‎деколонізація (dekolonizacija)
  2. to remove from, removed
    де- (de-) + ‎конструкція (konstrukcija) → ‎деконструкція (dekonstrukcija)
    де- (de-) + ‎комплектація (komplektacija) → ‎декомплектація (dekomplektacija)
  3. derived from, of
    де- (de-) + ‎вербальний (verbalʹnyj) → ‎девербальний (deverbalʹnyj)
Synonyms
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of undo): ре- (re-)
  • (antonym(s) of remove): з- (z-)

Etymology 2

From де (de)

Pronunciation

IPA(key):

Prefix

де- (de-)

  1. some- (Indefinite pronoun)
    Synonym: -сь (-sʹ)
    де- (de-) + ‎хто (xto, who) → ‎дехто (dexto, someone)
    де- (de-) + ‎що (ščo, what) → ‎дещо (deščo, something)