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French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin inter- via Old French entre.
Pronunciation
Prefix
entre-
- inter-
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Terms using the prefix entre-
Middle French
Etymology
From Latin inter-.
Prefix
entre-
- (chiefly verbal prefix) reciprocally; to each other
entredonner- to give to one another
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Old French
Etymology
From Latin inter-.
Prefix
entre-
- (chiefly verbal prefix) reciprocally; to each other
entreferir- to strike one another
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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin inter-. Doublet of inter-.
Prefix
entre-
- inter- (among, between)
- entre- + pôr (“to put”) → entrepor (“to put between”)
- entre- + cena (“scene”) → entrecena (“interval between scenes”)
- in a crisscrossing pattern
- entre- + cortar (“to cut”) → entrecortar (“to cut in a grid”)
- entre- + laçar (“to enlace”) → entrelaçar (“to interweave”)
- slightly
- entre- + abrir (“to open”) → entreabrir (“to open slightly”)
- entre- + ver (“to see”) → entrever (“to catch a glimpse of”)
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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin inter-. Doublet of inter-.
Prefix
entre-
- inter- (among, between)
Derived terms
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