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English
Etymology
From Middle English des-, dis-, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-.
Prefix
des-
- Obsolete form of dis-. (reversal of sense of succeeding word)
- (organic chemistry) A removal of a group from a molecule.
Derived terms
Anagrams
- sed, eds, Eds, Esd., SDE, EDS, EDs, SED, eds., DSE, ESD
Basque
Etymology
From Spanish des-, from Latin dis-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwís.
Prefix
des-
- dis-; expresses separation, reversal, or negation.[1]
- des- + agertu (“to appear”) → desagertu (“to disappear”)
References
Further reading
- “des-”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “des-”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin dis-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwís. Doublet of dis-, which was borrowed.
Prefix
des-
- indicates the negation of a verb; dis-, un-
- des- + fer (“to do”) → desfer (“to undo”)
Derived terms
Further reading
Czech
Prefix
des-
- Alternative form of dez-
Derived terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Prefix
des-
- des-
- dis-
German
Prefix
des-
- des-
- dis-
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English dis-, French dés-, Italian dis-, Spanish des-. Compare dis-, from the same origin. Decision no. 251, Progreso IV.
Pronunciation
Prefix
des-
- Expresses the opposite of the root word.
- des- + honoro (“honor”) → deshonoro (“dishonor”)
Derived terms
References
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Prefix
des-
- de-; dis-
Derived terms
Middle English
Prefix
des-
- Alternative form of dis-
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French des-.
Prefix
des-
- de-; dis-
Descendants
Norman
Etymology
From Old French des-, from Latin dis-.
Prefix
des-
- dis-
Derived terms
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan des-, from Latin dis-.
Prefix
des-
- de-; dis-
Old French
Etymology
From Latin dis-.
Prefix
des-
- de-; dis-
Descendants
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese des-, from Latin dis-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwís.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (before a voiceless consonant) /des/, /d͡ʒis/, (before a vowel or voiced consonant) /dez/, /d͡ʒiz/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (before a voiceless consonant) /dɨʃ/, (before a voiced consonant) /dɨʒ/, (before a vowel) /dɨz/, /d͡z/
Prefix
des-
- un-; de-; dis- (forms verbs indicating the reversal of the prefixed verb)
- des- + ligar (“to turn on”) → desligar (“to turn off”)
- un- (forms nouns indicating the lack or opposite of the prefixed noun)
- des- + amor (“love”) → desamor (“disdain”)
- Misspelling of dis-.
Derived terms
Romanian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin dis-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwís.
Pronunciation
Prefix
des-
- dis-, de-
- des- + face (“to do”) → desface (“to undo”)
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish des-, from Latin dis-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwís. Doublet of dis-, which was borrowed.
Prefix
des-
- dis-; indicative of a negative
- des- + colgar (“to hang up (a phone)”) → descolgar (“to pick up (a phone)”)
Derived terms
Further reading