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French
Etymology
- Partially borrowed from Latin dē- (“from”) in some cases; compare the inherited form de-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
dé-
- used to make antonyms (similar to English prefixes un-, dis-)
Derived terms
Related terms
Irish
Alternative forms
Prefix
dé-
- di-, bi-, duo-
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| dé-
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dhé-
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ndé-
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dé-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “dé-” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.