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From Middle English des-, dis-, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-.

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des-

  1. Obsolete form of dis-. (reversal of sense of succeeding word)
  2. (organic chemistry) A removal of a group from a molecule.

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Basque

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Etymology

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From Spanish des-, from Latin dis-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwís.

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des-

  1. dis-; expresses separation, reversal, or negation.[1]
    des- + ‎agertu (to appear) → ‎desagertu (to disappear)

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  1. ^ des-” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

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  • des-”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • des-”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin dis-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwís. Doublet of dis-, which was borrowed.

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des-

  1. indicates the negation of a verb; dis-, un-
    des- + ‎fer (to do) → ‎desfer (to undo)

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Czech

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des-

  1. Alternative form of dez-

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Dutch

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des-

  1. des-
  2. dis-

German

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des-

  1. des-
  2. dis-

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Borrowed from English dis-French dés-Italian dis-Spanish des-. Compare dis-, from the same origin. Decision no. 251, Progreso IV.

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des-

  1. Expresses the opposite of the root word.
    des- + ‎honoro (honor) → ‎deshonoro (dishonor)

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Luxembourgish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /des/, [dəs], /dæs/

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des-

  1. de-; dis-

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Middle English

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des-

  1. Alternative form of dis-

Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French des-.

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des-

  1. de-; dis-

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  • French: dé-, dés-

Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French des-, from Latin dis-.

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des-

  1. dis-

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Occitan

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Etymology

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From Old Occitan des-, from Latin dis-.

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des-

  1. de-; dis-

Old French

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From Latin dis-.

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des-

  1. de-; dis-

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese des-, from Latin dis-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwís.

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (before a voiceless consonant) /des/, /d͡ʒis/, (before a vowel or voiced consonant) /dez/, /d͡ʒiz/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (before a voiceless consonant) /dɨʃ/, (before a voiced consonant) /dɨʒ/, (before a vowel) /dɨz/, /d͡z/

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des-

  1. un-; de-; dis- (forms verbs indicating the reversal of the prefixed verb)
    des- + ‎ligar (to turn on) → ‎desligar (to turn off)
  2. un- (forms nouns indicating the lack or opposite of the prefixed noun)
    des- + ‎amor (love) → ‎desamor (disdain)
  3. Misspelling of dis-.

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin dis-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwís.

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des-

  1. dis-, de-
    des- + ‎face (to do) → ‎desface (to undo)

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish des-, from Latin dis-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwís. Doublet of dis-, which was borrowed.

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des-

  1. dis-; indicative of a negative.
    des- + ‎colgar (to hang up (a phone)) → ‎descolgar (to pick up (a phone))

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