English

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Etymology 1

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    From Latin ē-.[1]

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    e-

    1. (non-productive) Used to form adjectives with the sense of something being lacking or removed.
      e.g. eluviation, edentulous, elenge
      Synonym: ex-

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    Etymology 2

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      Abbreviation of electronic.

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      e-

      1. In an electronic form, especially computerized and digital; often in association with the Internet.
        Coordinate terms: cyber-, i-
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      • 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.
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      Etymology 3

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        Abbreviation of emergency.

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        e-

        1. For emergency purposes.
          e-stop, e-brake
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        Etymology 4

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          Abbreviation of electric or electrical.

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          e-

          1. (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.
          2. Electric.
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          Etymology 5

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            Abbreviation of embedded.

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            e-

            1. (electronics) Used to prefix items that are embedded into devices, instead of being discrete or removable elements.
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            Etymology 6

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              Abbreviation of educational.

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              e-

              1. educational

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

              Cayuga

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              e-

              1. third person feminine agent pronominal prefix; she

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

              Chuukese

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              e-

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

              Danish

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              Etymology

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              From English e-, abbreviation of electronic.

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              e-

              1. electronic; including the hyphen

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              Category Danish terms prefixed with e- (electronic) not found

              Finnish

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              Etymology

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              From English e-.

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              e-

              1. e- (electronic)

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              The hyphen is kept (not dropped) when this prefix is used.

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              Latin

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              ē-

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

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              Mokilese

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              Prefix

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              e-

              1. number prefix for one

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              e- is a numerical prefix, attached to classifiers and other numbers to create various numeral forms and numbers.

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              Northern Ndebele

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              Etymology 1

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

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              e-

              1. Class 4 relative concord.

              Etymology 2

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

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              e-

              1. Class 9 relative concord.

              Etymology 3

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

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              e-

              1. Class 9 adjective concord.

              Old Irish

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              Prefix

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              e- (class A infixed pronoun)

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

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              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 sg m-L dom-L, dam-L -um
              2 sg t-L dot-L, dat-L, dut-L, dit-L -ut
              3 sg m a-N, e-N d-N id-N, did-N, d-N -i, -it
              3 sg f s-(N) da- -us
              3 sg 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.

              Polish

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              Etymology

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                Borrowed from English e-.

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

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                e-

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

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                Further reading

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                • e- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

                Portuguese

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                e-

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

                Southern Ndebele

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                Etymology 1

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

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                e-

                1. Class 4 relative concord.

                Etymology 2

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

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                e-

                1. Class 9 relative concord.

                Etymology 3

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

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                e-

                1. Class 9 adjective concord.

                Swedish

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                Etymology 1

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

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                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 (where) → ‎evar (wherever)
                  e- + ‎ho (who) → ‎eho (whoever)
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                Etymology 2

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                From English e-, shortening of electronic.

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                e-

                1. electronic; including the hyphen
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                Tocharian A

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                Etymology

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                Compare Tocharian B ai-.

                Verb

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                e-

                1. to give

                Tooro

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                Alternative forms

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                • (before -a- or subjunctive -e-) y-
                • (before vowels in other cases) ey-

                Pronunciation

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                Etymology 1

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                From Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀-. Originally the concord of Class 9, it replaced the Class 4 concord as well.

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                e-

                1. class 4 pronominal concord
                  e- + ‎-nu (this, these) → ‎enu (these (class 4))
                2. class 9 pronominal concord
                  e- + ‎-nu (this, these) → ‎enu (this (class 9))

                Etymology 2

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                From Proto-Bantu *jɪ́-. Originally the concord of Class 9, it replaced the Class 4 concord as well.

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                e-

                1. they; class 4 subject concord
                  e- + ‎-kora (to do) → ‎ekora (they (class 4) do)
                2. it; class 9 subject concord
                  e- + ‎-kora (to do) → ‎ekora (it (class 9) does)

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                Tooro personal pronouns
                class person independent possessive subject
                concord
                object
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                combined forms
                na ni
                class 1 first nyowe, nye -ange n- -n- nanyowe, nanye ninyowe, ninye
                second iwe -awe o- -ku- naiwe niiwe
                third uwe -e a- -mu- nawe nuwe
                class 2 first itwe -aitu tu- -tu- naitwe niitwe
                second inywe -anyu mu- -ba- nainywe niinywe
                third abo -abo ba- -ba- nabo nubo
                class 3 gwo -agwo gu- -gu- nagwo nugwo
                class 4 yo -ayo e- -gi- nayo niyo
                class 5 lyo -alyo li- -li- nalyo niryo
                class 6 go -ago ga- -ga- nago nugo
                class 7 kyo -akyo ki- -ki- nakyo nikyo
                class 8 byo -abyo bi- -bi- nabyo nibyo
                class 9 yo -ayo e- -gi- nayo niyo
                class 10 zo -azo zi- -zi- nazo nizo
                class 11 rwo -arwo ru- -ru- narwo nurwo
                class 12 ko -ako ka- -ka- nako nuko
                class 13 two -atwo tu- -tu- natwo nutwo
                class 14 bwo -abwo bu- -bu- nabwo nubwo
                class 15 kwo -akwo ku- -ku- nakwo nukwo
                class 16 ho -aho ha- -ha- naho nuho
                class 17 (kwo) N/A ha-
                (...-yo)
                -ha- N/A nukwo
                class 18 (mwo) -amwo ha-
                (...-mu)
                -ha- N/A numwo
                reflexive -enyini, -onyini -e-

                References

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                • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 413-414

                Welsh

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                Etymology

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                From English e-, an abbreviation of electronic.

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                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)

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                Mutation

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                Mutated forms of e-
                radical soft nasal h-prothesis
                e- unchanged unchanged he-

                Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
                All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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                • 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

                Xhosa

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                Etymology 1

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

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                e-

                1. Class 4 relative concord.

                Etymology 2

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

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                e-

                1. Class 9 relative concord.

                Etymology 3

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

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                e-

                1. at, on, in; locative prefix.
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                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-.

                Ye'kwana

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                Variant orthographies
                ALIV e-
                Brazilian standard e-
                New Tribes e-

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                Etymology 1

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                Perhaps originally related to or a variant form of öt-, which has an allmorphic form e- in some related languages. However, note that intransitive verbs formed with öt- have agent-like arguments, whereas those formed with e- have patient-like arguments.

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                e-

                1. converts a transitive verb into an intransitive verb with a patient-like argument, variously with reflexive, reciprocal, or passive meaning
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                Only used with transitive verbs whose root begins with a consonant. A transitive verb that can be converted in such a way will generally have an epenthetic i- preceding its root in most conjugated forms, as well as palatalization of its initial consonant.

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                Etymology 2

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                e-

                1. attaches to possessed nouns beginning with ö when the possessor is first- or second-person or is indicated by a full noun preceding the possessed noun
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                This prefix takes the place of the ö that introduces the possessed noun. Its status as a prefix is debatable; it may rather be analyzed as an ablaut phenomenon.

                References

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                • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[2], Lyon, pages 70–72, 111, 132–133

                Pronunciation

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                e-

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

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                References

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

                Zulu

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                Etymology 1

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

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                ḗ-

                1. Class 4 relative concord.

                Etymology 2

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

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                ḗ-

                1. Class 9 relative concord.

                Etymology 3

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                Possibly related to Rwanda-Rundi i.

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                e-

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

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