ent-

Meaning

1. (morpheme) Inseparable verb prefix indicating removing something from the object, from, away from, off.
2. (morpheme) Inseparable verb prefix indicating a conversion to the opposite, a reversion.
3. (morpheme) Inseparable verb prefix indicating the beginning of something.
4. (morpheme) In the nomenclature of organic chemistry (natural compounds), a sterochemical descriptor prefix (before entire compound name) meaning enantiomer.

Concepts

dis-

Synonyms

ab-

bein-

ein-

in-

weg-

Translations

απο-

dé-

de

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛnt/

Etymology

Cognate with Middle Dutch: ont-

Cognate with Dutch: ont-

Cognate with Old English: and-

Cognate with English: un-

Cognate with Old Norse: and-

Cognate with Swedish: an-

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳-

Cognate with Danish: und-

In summary

From Middle High German ent-, int-, ant-, from Old High German int-, ant-, anta-, from Proto-West Germanic *anda-, from Proto-Germanic *andi-, *anþi-, representative of a combining form of "and". Doublet of anti-.
Cognate with Middle Dutch ont- (Dutch ont-), Old English and-, ond-, Old Norse and- (Swedish an-), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳- (and-), Danish und-.