es-

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English

Etymology

From s-.

Pronunciation

Prefix

es-

  1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of drugs with a chiral center in the S configuration.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ex. Doublet of ex-.

Prefix

es-

  1. indicates movement away or separation
    es- + ‎fulla (leaf) → ‎esfullar (to remove leaves from)

Derived terms

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

From Latin ex. Doublet of ex-.

Prefix

es-

  1. indicates movement away or separation
    es- + ‎corda (tendon) → ‎escordar (to sprain)
    es- + ‎maga (guts) → ‎esmagar (to squeeze)
    es- + ‎milfa (tassel) → ‎esmilfar (to fray)

Derived terms

From

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Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan , from Latin ex-.

Prefix

es-

  1. indicates movement away or separation

Old French

Etymology

From Latin ex-.

Prefix

es-

  1. indicates movement away or separation
  2. variant of a-

Derived terms

Descendants

  • French: é-

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ex- (out of).

Prefix

es-

  1. indicates separation
    es- + ‎coger → ‎escoger
  2. indicates removal or elimination
    es- + ‎pulga → ‎espulgar
  3. indicates intensification
    es- + ‎forzar → ‎esforzar

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Further reading

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

See ech-.

Pronunciation

Prefix

es-

  1. out, ex-
    Synonyms: all-, ech-
    es- + ‎plygu (fold) → ‎esblygu (evolve)

Usage notes

This element also appears in words borrowed from Latin, such as esbonio (explain), estron (foreign), and estyn (extend), where it corresponds to Latin ex-.

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
es- unchanged unchanged hes-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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