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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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Gothic
Romanization
at-
romanization of 𐌰𐍄-
Latvian
Etymology
Cognate with Lithuanian at- ( “ back, away ” ) , Old Prussian at- ( “ back, away ” ) , and Proto-Slavic *ot- , from Proto-Balto-Slavic *at- (related to the preposition *ati ), probably either from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óti ( “ beyond, further; also ” ) , evidenced by the Old Prussian variant et- (< *h₁éti ), or from a merger of this word with *h₂éti ( “ but ” ) .
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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Derived terms
Lithuanian
ati- (before words that start with t or d)
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *at- ( “ back, away, from ” ) (compare the preposition *at , *ati ), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eti ( “ beyond, over ” ) . Cognate with Latvian at- ( “ away, open ” ) , Proto-Slavic *otъ ( “ from ” ) , Sanskrit अति ( ati , “ beyond, over ” ) , Latin et ( “ and ” ) .
Pronunciation
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Prefix
at-
( in verbs ) prefix indicating movement towards something (esp. speaker)
Antonym: nu-
atbėgti ― to run (to)
atmesti ― to throw (to)
atvažiuoti ― to drive (to)
at- + vykti ( “ to go ” ) → atvykti ( “ to arrive ” )
( in verbs ) indicates the result of an action
atbėgti ― to arrive on foot
atlaužti ― to break off
atidaryti ― to open, unlock
atvažiuoti ― to arrive by car
( in verbs ) off, away
Antonym: pri-
atmesti ― to reject (lit. to throw away)
atidėti ― to put off; to delay
atitraukti ― to pull away
( in verbs ) re-
atkurti ― to recreate; to restore
atstatyti ― to rebuild
atnaujinti ― to renew
Derived terms
References
^ Derksen, Rick (2015 ) “at”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13 ), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN , pages 65-6
Middle English
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
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
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
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Ye'kwana
Variant orthographies
at-
Brazilian standard
at-
New Tribes
at-
Pronunciation
Prefix
at-
allomorph of öt- ( detransitivizing prefix )