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English
Etymology
From Middle English at-, et-, æt-, from Old English æt- (“at, near, toward, beyond, away”). Doublet of ad-. More at at.
Prefix
at-
- (obsolete, no longer productive) Prefix meaning at, close to, to, away, off.
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References
Anagrams
Gothic
Romanization
at-
- Romanization of 𐌰𐍄-
Latvian
Prefix
at-
- Usually found on verbs (and their derived nouns or adjectives) with the meaning 'away,' or also 'open' (like Russian от- (ot-)).
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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English æt-.
Prefix
at-
- Prefix meaning away; toward; to
- Prefix meaning at; against
- Emphatic prefix meaning intensely or excessively
Derived terms
Descendants
Mohawk
Prefix
at-
- semi-reflexive prefix
References
- Nora Deering, Helga H. Delisle (1976) Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, page 373
Ojibwe
Combining form
at-
- stem of atoon
Old Saxon
Etymology 1
Alternative form of ant-.
Prefix
at-
- Alternative form of ant-
Etymology 2
From at (“at”). More at at.
Prefix
at-
- at, toward
- atmorgan (“tomorrow”)
- with
- atsamna (“together”)
Welsh
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Prefix
at-
- again, back, re-
- Synonym: ail-
- at- + hebu (“to speak, to say”) → ateb (“to answer”)
- at- + tyfu (“to grow”) → atyfu (“to germinate”)
- at- + ffurfio (“to form”) → atffurfio (“to reform, to regenerate”)
- affirmative prefix, emphasises prefixed word
- at- + cas (“hated, nasty”) → atgas (“hateful, detestable”)
Derived terms
Mutation
Ye'kwana
Pronunciation
Prefix
at-
- allomorph of öt- (detransitivizing prefix).