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Proto-Italic *eks

English e-

From Latin ē-.[1]

e-

  1. (no longer productive) Used to form adjectives with the sense of something being absent, being removed, or moving outward.
    e.g. eluviation, edentulous, elenge
    Synonym: ex-

Abbreviation of electronic.

e-

  1. In an electronic form, especially computerized and digital; often in association with the Internet.
    Coordinate terms: cyber-, i-

Abbreviation of emergency.

e-

  1. For emergency purposes.
    **e-**stop, **e-**brake

Abbreviation of electric or electrical.

e-

  1. (marketing) Used to prefix product names, to indicate an electrified or all-electric variant of the product, particularly cars.
    1. (marketing) Used to prefix product names, to indicate a battery-powered or onboard electric power source variant.
  2. Electric.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Middle English en-

Proto-West Germanic *badi

Middle English bed

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Old English -od

Middle English -ed

English e-

Abbreviation of embedded.

e-

  1. (electronics) Used to prefix items that are embedded into devices, instead of being discrete or removable elements.

Abbreviation of educational.

e-

  1. educational

  2. ^ “e-, prefix2”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, January 2018; “e-”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Doublet of -e (“against”) (postpositional)

e-

  1. against (verbal prefix)

e-

  1. third person feminine agent pronominal prefix; she

e-

  1. Third-person singular subject marker for tense modifying adverbs.
  2. one

From English e-, abbreviation of electronic.

e-

  1. electronic; including the hyphen

Category Danish terms prefixed with e- (electronic) not found

e-

  1. alternative form of esh- appearing before the ł- and _l-_classifiers

Dena'ina verbal subject prefixes

| | singular | plural | | | ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | | 1st person | esh- | chʼe- | | 2nd person | n-, i- | eh- | | 3rd person | ∅- | qe- | | Non-human | ye- | | | Indefinite human | qe- | | | Indefinite non-human | kʼe- | | | Unknown | chʼe- | | | Areal/temporal/abstract | qe- | |

From English e-.

e-

  1. e- (electronic)

The hyphen is kept (not dropped) when this prefix is used.

e-

  1. marks the third-person singular subject on a verb
    ‎e- + ‎_dibai'u_ (“to spear me”) → ‎_edibai'u_ (“He speared me”)
    ‎e- + ‎_gana_ (“to go”) → ‎_egana_ (“He/She went”)
    ‎e- + ‎_ganava_ (“to be going”) → ‎_eganava_ (“He/She is going”)

Category Gabadi terms prefixed with e- not found

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ì- (“Class 5 noun prefix”).

e-

  1. Class 5 noun prefix.

e-

  1. Prefix for creating nouns.

e-

  1. Prefix for creating gerunds.

e- (Kipeá)

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    ‎e- + ‎_padzú_ (“father”) → ‎_epadzú_ (“your father”)
    ‎e- + ‎_pá_ (“to be killed”) → ‎_epá_ (“you are killed”)
    ‎e- + ‎_dzené_ (“against”) → ‎_edzené_ (“against you”)

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ì- (“Class 5 noun prefix”)

e-

  1. Class 5 noun prefix.

ē-

  1. alternative form of ex- (combining with _b_-, _d_-, _g_-, _j_-, _l_-, _m_-, _n_-, _r_-, and _v_-initial words)

From Proto-Athabaskan *ə-.

e-

  1. Marks the imperfective mode.
  2. Serves as a peg element when the subject is otherwise unmarked.
    ebatr ― it is simmering
    etrex ― he/she is crying
    eɬchonh ― it is raining
    xwtl eɬtsi ― he/she is making a sled
    ethtreghą́ ― he/she is not crying

Cognate with Lugbara e-.

e- or ẹ-

  1. Used to form ventive verbs, describing that one of the participants is closer to the location where the action occurred.

e-

  1. number prefix for one

e- is a numerical prefix, attached to classifiers and other numbers to create various numeral forms and numbers.

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ì- (“Class 5 noun prefix”).

e-

  1. Class 5 noun prefix.

e-

  1. indicates a group reciprocity
    ‎e- + ‎_leu_ → ‎_eleu_

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

e-

  1. Class 4 relative concord.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

e-

  1. Class 9 relative concord.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

e-

  1. Class 9 adjective concord.

e- (class A infixed pronoun)

  1. alternative form of a- (“him, it”)

Old Irish affixed pronouns

See Appendix:Old Irish affixed pronouns for details on how these forms are used.Note that the so-called “infixed” pronouns are technically prefixes, but they are never the first prefix in a verbal complex.
person infixed suffixed
class A class B class C
1 sg m-L dom-L, dam-L -um
2 sg t-L dot-L, dat-L, dut-L, dit-L -ut
3 sg m a-N, **e-**N d-N id-N, did-N, d-N -i, -it
3 sg f s-(N) da- -us
3 sg n a-L, **e-**L d-L id-L, did-L, d-L -i, -it
1 pl n- don-, dun-, dan- -unn
2 pl b- dob-, dub-, dab- -uib
3 pl s-(N) da- -us

L means this form triggers lenition.
N means this form triggers nasalization (eclipsis)
(N) means this form triggers nasalization in some texts but not in others.

Borrowed from English e-.

e-

  1. e-, as relating to electronics or the internet
    ‎e- + ‎_papier_ → ‎_e-papier_

e-

  1. alternative form of em- used before M and N
  2. alternative form of ex- (outward motion)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

e-

  1. Class 4 relative concord.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

e-

  1. Class 9 relative concord.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

e-

  1. Class 9 adjective concord.

From Old Norse æ, from Proto-Germanic *aiwi (“forever”), Proto-Germanic *aiwaz.

e-

  1. prefix that may be used on certain pronouns and adverbs to create "-ever" constructions, most of which are formal or archaic.
    ‎e- + ‎_huru_ (“how”) → ‎_ehuru_ (“although, however”)
    ‎e- + ‎_vad_ (“what”) → ‎_evad_ (“whatever”)
    ‎e- + ‎_var_ (“where”) → ‎_evar_ (“wherever”)
    ‎e- + ‎_ho_ (“who”) → ‎_eho_ (“whoever”)

From English e-, shortening of electronic.

e-

  1. electronic; including the hyphen

Compare Tocharian B ai-.

e-

  1. to give

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀-. Originally the concord of Class 9, it replaced the Class 4 concord as well.

e-

  1. class 4 pronominal concord
    ‎e- + ‎_-nu_ (“this, these”) → ‎_enu_ (“these (class 4)”)
  2. class 9 pronominal concord
    ‎e- + ‎_-nu_ (“this, these”) → ‎_enu_ (“this (class 9)”)

From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-. Originally the concord of Class 9, it replaced the Class 4 concord as well.

e-

  1. they; class 4 subject concord
    ‎e- + ‎_-kora_ (“to do”) → ‎_ekora_ (“they (class 4) do”)
  2. it; class 9 subject concord
    ‎e- + ‎_-kora_ (“to do”) → ‎_ekora_ (“it (class 9) does”)

Borrowed from English e-, an abbreviation of electronic.

e-

  1. e-
    ‎e- + ‎_llyfr_ (“book”) → ‎_e-lyfr_ (“e-book”)
    ‎e- + ‎_masnach_ (“trade, commerce”) → ‎_e-fasnach_ (“e-commerce”)
    ‎e- + ‎_post_ (“post, mail”) → ‎_e-bost_ (“email”)
    ‎e- + ‎_dysgu_ (“to learn”) → ‎_e-ddysgu_ (“e-learning”)
  1. alternative form of ech- (“ex-, out of”)
  1. Class 4 relative concord.
    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
    e-
  2. Class 9 relative concord.
    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
    e-
  3. at, on, in; locative prefix.
    This prefix is used with nouns of all classes except 1(a) and 2(a). Usually, it occurs in the form of the circumfix e- -ini, but certain nouns have only the prefix. When affixed to a class 11 noun in u-, it changes to elu-. Also when affixed to a class 10 noun in iin-, iim-, ii-, it also changes to ezin-, ezim-, ezi-.
    Variant orthographies
    ALIV e-
    Brazilian standard e-
    New Tribes e-
  1. converts a transitive verb into an intransitive verb with a patient-like argument, variously with reflexive, reciprocal, or passive meaning
    Only used with transitive verbs whose root begins with a consonant. A transitive verb that can be converted in such a way will generally have an epenthetic i- preceding its root in most conjugated forms, as well as palatalization of its initial consonant.
    e-
  2. attaches to possessed nouns beginning with ö when the possessor is first- or second-person or is indicated by a full noun preceding the possessed noun
    This prefix takes the place of the ö that introduces the possessed noun. Its status as a prefix is debatable; it may rather be analyzed as an ablaut phenomenon.
  1. Class 4 relative concord.
    From a- (“relative”) +‎ i- (“class 9”).
    ḗ-
  2. Class 9 relative concord.
    Possibly related to Rwanda-Rundi i.
    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
    e-
  3. at, on, in; locative prefix.
    This prefix is used with nouns of all classes except 1(a) and 2(a). Usually, it occurs in the form of the circumfix e- -ini, but certain nouns have only the prefix. When affixed to a class 5 noun beginning in ī-, it is lengthened to ē-, and when affixed to a class 11 noun in ū-, it is lengthened and also changes to ō-. It takes on the tone of whichever prefix it replaces.