dé-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "de"
French
Etymology
Partially inherited from Middle French des-, from Old French des-, from Latin dis- (“apart”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dwís), and partially borrowed from Latin dē- (“from”), in some cases. Compare the neological borrowing dis-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de/
Prefix
dé-
- used to make antonyms (similar to English prefixes un-, dis-)
Derived terms
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Related terms
- dis-, dés-
Irish
Alternative forms
- dá-, dó-
Prefix
dé-
- di-, bi-, duo-
Derived terms
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- dé-altach
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dé- | dhé- | ndé- |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "dé-" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “dé-” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.