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e-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "e"

EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin ē-.[1]

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

e-

  2. Used to form adjectives with the sense of something being lacking or removed.
    Synonym: ex-

Etymology 2Edit

Abbreviation of electronic.

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

e-

  2. In an electronic form, usually and especially computerized and digital; often in association with the Internet.
    Coordinate term: i- (“Internet”)
Usage notesEdit

This practice began with E-mail in June 1979. The first usage of E-mail, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, occurred in the journal Electronics with reference to an initiative of the United States Postal Service (USPS) called Electronic Computer Originated Mail, which USPS abbreviated E-COM.

Many terms beginning with e- can be seen in both hyphenated (e.g. e-card) and unhyphenated (e.g., ecard) form, and sometimes – particularly in a business context – the letter following the e- will be capitalized (e.g., eBusiness or e-Business). In the present day, e- is generally used to indicate association with or transmission over the Internet. In proper names beginning with e-, the convention is generally to leave the e- lower-case, and to capitalize the second letter of the name (e.g., eBay). The e remains then lower-case when the name is used at the beginning of a sentence.

Derived termsEdit
English terms prefixed with e- (digital)
TranslationsEdit
Translations

See alsoEdit

Etymology 3Edit

Abbreviation of emergency.

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

e-

  2. For emergency purposes.
    e-stop, e-brake
Derived termsEdit
English terms prefixed with e- (emergency)

Etymology 4Edit

Abbreviation of electric or electrical.

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

e-

  2. (marketing) Used to prefix product names, to indicate an electrified or all-electric variant of the product, particularly cars.
    1. (marketing) Used to prefix product names, to indicate a battery-powered or onboard electric power source variant.
  3. Electric
    e-stim
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 5Edit

Abbreviation of embedded.

PrefixEdit

e-

  2. (electronics) Used to prefix items that are embedded into devices, instead of being discrete or removable elements.
Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ “e-, prefix2”, in OED Online  ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, January 2018; “e-”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

CayugaEdit

PrefixEdit

e-

  1. third person feminine agent pronominal prefix; she

ReferencesEdit

  • Marianne Mithun; Reginald Henry (1982) Wadęwayę́stanih - A Cayuga Teaching Grammar, 3rd edition, Woodland Cultural Centre, published 2015, page 66

ChuukeseEdit

PrefixEdit

e-

  1. Third-person singular subject marker for tense modifying adverbs.
  2. one

LatinEdit

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

ē-

  1. Alternative form of ex- (combining with b-, d-, g-, j-, l-, m-, n-, r-, and v-initial words).

Derived termsEdit

Category Latin terms prefixed with e- not found

Northern NdebeleEdit

Etymology 1Edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

PrefixEdit

e-

  1. Class 4 relative concord.

Etymology 2Edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

PrefixEdit

e-

  1. Class 9 relative concord.

Etymology 3Edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

PrefixEdit

e-

  1. Class 9 adjective concord.

Old IrishEdit

PrefixEdit

e- (class A infixed pronoun)

  1. Alternative form of a- (“him, it”)

See alsoEdit

Old Irish affixed pronouns

See Appendix:Old Irish affixed pronouns for details on how these forms are used.
Note that the so-called “infixed” pronouns are technically prefixes, but they are never the first prefix in a verbal complex.

Person Infixed Suffixed
Class A Class B Class C
1 sing. m-L dom-L, dam-L -um
2 sing. t-L dot-L, dat-L, dut-L, dit-L -ut
3 sing. m. a-N, e-N d-N id-N, did-N, d-N -i, -it
3 sing. f. s-(N) da- -us
3 sing. n. a-L, e-L d-L id-L, did-L, d-L -i, -it
1 pl. n- don-, dun-, dan- -unn
2 pl. b- dob-, dub-, dab- -uib
3 pl. s-(N) da- -us
L means this form triggers lenition.
N means this form triggers nasalization (eclipsis)
(N) means this form triggers nasalization in some texts but not in others.

PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English e-.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ɛ/, /i/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛ

PrefixEdit

e-

  1. e-, as relating to electronics or the internet
    ‎e- + ‎papier → ‎e-papier

Derived termsEdit

Polish terms prefixed with e-

Further readingEdit

  • e- in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • e- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

PortugueseEdit

PrefixEdit

e-

  1. Alternative form of em- used before M and N
  2. Alternative form of ex- (outward motion)

Southern NdebeleEdit

Etymology 1Edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

PrefixEdit

e-

  1. Class 4 relative concord.

Etymology 2Edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

PrefixEdit

e-

  1. Class 9 relative concord.

Etymology 3Edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

PrefixEdit

e-

  1. Class 9 adjective concord.

SwedishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse æ, from Proto-Germanic *aiwi (“forever”), Proto-Germanic *aiwaz.

PrefixEdit

e-

  1. prefix that may be used on certain pronouns and adverbs to create "-ever" constructions, most of which are formal or archaic.
    ‎e- + ‎huru (“how”) → ‎ehuru (“although, however”)
    ‎e- + ‎vad (“what”) → ‎evad (“whatever”)
    ‎e- + ‎var (“who”) → ‎evar (“wherever”)
    ‎e- + ‎ho (“who”) → ‎eho (“whoever”)
Derived termsEdit
Swedish terms prefixed with e- (ever, eternally)
Related termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From English e-, shortening of electronic.

PrefixEdit

e-

  1. electronic; including the hyphen
Derived termsEdit
Swedish terms prefixed with e- (electronic)

Tocharian AEdit

EtymologyEdit

Compare Tocharian B ai-.

VerbEdit

e-

  1. to give

WelshEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English e-, from

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

e-

  1. e-
    ‎e- + ‎llyfr (“book”) → ‎e-lyfr (“e-book”)
    ‎e- + ‎masnach (“trade, commerce”) → ‎e-fasnach (“e-commerce”)
    ‎e- + ‎post (“post, mail”) → ‎e-bost (“email”)
    ‎e- + ‎dysgu (“to learn”) → ‎e-ddysgu (“e-learning”)

Derived termsEdit

Welsh terms prefixed with e-

MutationEdit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
e- unchanged unchanged he-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

ReferencesEdit

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “e-”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

XhosaEdit

Etymology 1Edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

PrefixEdit

e-

  1. Class 4 relative concord.

Etymology 2Edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

PrefixEdit

e-

  1. Class 9 relative concord.

Etymology 3Edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

PrefixEdit

e-

  1. at, on, in; locative prefix.
Usage notesEdit

This prefix is used with nouns of all classes except 1(a) and 2(a). Usually, it occurs in the form of the circumfix e- -ini, but certain nouns have only the prefix. When affixed to a class 11 noun in u-, it changes to elu-. Also when affixed to a class 10 noun in iin-, iim-, ii-, it also changes to ezin-, ezim-, ezi-.

ZouEdit

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

e-

  1. Used to form agent nouns from verbs; -er
    ‎e- + ‎ne (“to eat”) → ‎ene (“eater”)

Derived termsEdit

Zou terms prefixed with e-

ReferencesEdit

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 81

ZuluEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From a- (“relative”) +‎ i- (“class 4”).

PrefixEdit

ḗ-

  1. Class 4 relative concord.

Etymology 2Edit

From a- (“relative”) +‎ i- (“class 9”).

PrefixEdit

ḗ-

  1. Class 9 relative concord.

Etymology 3Edit

Possibly related to Rwanda-Rundi i.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

PrefixEdit

e-

  1. at, on, in; locative prefix.
Usage notesEdit

This prefix is used with nouns of all classes except 1(a) and 2(a). Usually, it occurs in the form of the circumfix e- -ini, but certain nouns have only the prefix. When affixed to a class 5 noun beginning in ī-, it is lengthened to ē-, and when affixed to a class 11 noun in ū-, it is lengthened and also changes to ō-. It takes on the tone of whichever prefix it replaces.

ReferencesEdit

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