er-

Signification (Anglais)

1. (morpheme) Inseparable verbal prefix emphasizing a result of the action of the verb:
2. (morpheme) Inseparable verbal prefix emphasizing a result of the action of the verb:
3. (morpheme) Inseparable verbal prefix emphasizing a result of the action of the verb:

Synonymes

an-

los-

ver-

Traductions

up

🆙

ver-

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɛɐ̯/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen haut-allemand: er-

Appartenant à Old Saxon: ā-

Appartenant à anglais: a-

In summary

From Middle High German er-, from Old High German ir-, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“up, out”). Cognate with Old Saxon ā-, English a-. Doublet of ur-. Compare the use of English up in various verb constructions to emphasize a result, such as rustle up, work up, etc.