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-

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛnt/

Etymology

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