ex-

See also: ex, Ex, ex., and -ex

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English from words borrowed from Middle French; from Latin ex (out of, from), from Proto-Indo-European *eǵ-, *eǵs- (out), *eǵʰs. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex, out of, from), Transalpine Gaulish ex- (out), Old Irish ess- (out), Old Church Slavonic изу (izu, out), Russian из (iz, from, out of).

Prefix

ex-

  1. out of
    extract, expel, except, expression, exclusion
  2. outside
    exterior, ex-directory
  3. former, but still living (almost always used with a hyphen)
    ex-husband, ex-president, ex-wife
  4. (biology) Lacking.
    excaudate, exstipulate

Usage notes

  • Sometimes the x in ex- is elided before certain constants, being reduced to e- (as, e.g., in ejaculate).

Derived terms

Translations

See also

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See also

Anagrams


Czech

Prefix

ex-

  1. ex- (former)

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • ex- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Italian

Prefix

ex-

  1. ex-

Latin

Alternative forms

  • ē- (before b, d, g, j, l, m, n, r, or v)
  • ec-, ef- (before f)

Etymology

The preposition ex, ē used in combination.

Pronunciation

Prefix

ex-

  1. out, away
    ē- + veniōēveniō
    ex- + clāmōexclāmō
    ex- + exeō
  2. throughout
    ē- + dormiōēdormiō
    ē- + pōtōēpōtō
  3. (intensive) thoroughly
    ē- + dūrus + ēdūrō
    ex- + acuōexacuō
  4. denoting achievement
    ex- + ōrōexōrō
    ex- + pugnōexpugnō
  5. up
    ex- + aggerōexaggerō
    ex- + struōexstruō
  6. denoting privation
    ex- + anima + exanimō
    ex- + sanguisexsanguis

Derived terms

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Descendants

  • French: é-
  • Italian: s-, es-
  • Old Occitan: [Term?]
  • Spanish: es-

References


Middle English

Alternative forms

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Prefix

ex-

  1. privation
    ef- + flourenefflouren

Derived terms

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ex.

Prefix

ex-

  1. ex- (former)

Derived terms

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Swedish

Prefix

ex-

  1. ex-, former, past

Derived terms

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