ek-

ek-

See also: ek, Ek, EK, -ek, ék, ÉK, and -ék

Esperanto

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek).[1]

Prefix

ek-

1. The prefix ek- indicates that the action it modifies is momentary or just beginning. It marks the inceptive aspect of verbs.

   ‎ek- + ‎krii (“to cry”) → ‎ekkrii (“to cry out”)

   ‎ek- + ‎kanti (“to sing”) → ‎ekkanti (“to begin to sing”)

Derived terms

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• ek (“let's go”)
• eki (“to begin, to start”)
• eko (“beginning, start”)

References

1. André Cherpillod, Konciza Etimologia Vortaro, 2007

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Ido

Etymology

Prefix form of ek (“out of (motion from; made or extracted from; fractional part of), out from, out (forth from), of (made of)”).

Prefix

ek-

1. (prefix indicating out, out from)

   ‎ek- + ‎irar (“to go”) → ‎ekirar (“to go out; exit”)

Derived terms

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