ex-
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
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 изъ (izŭ, “out”), Russian из (iz, “from, out of”).
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): (hyphened always) /ɛks/
- IPA(key): (unhyphened with primary or secondary stress) /ɛks/, (before a vowel) /ɛɡz/
- IPA(key): (unhyphened unstressed) /ɪks/, (before a vowel) /ɪɡz/
PrefixEdit
ex-
- out of
- borrowed from Latin: extract, expel, except, expression, exclusion
- outside
- ex-directory; borrowed from Latin: exterior
- former, but still living (almost always used with a hyphen)
- (biology) Lacking.
Usage notesEdit
- Sometimes the x in ex- is elided before certain constants, being reduced to e- (as, e.g., in ejaculate and egregious which are borrowed from Latin).
- Words derived from ex- in the sense of former are usually formed with a hyphen. Using hyphen is recommended by GPO manual.[1]
SynonymsEdit
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
Derived words without entries:
- ex-actor
- ex-athlete
- ex-Beatle
- ex-boss
- ex-CEO
- ex-CFO
- ex-Christian
- ex-colleague
- ex-consul
- ex-councillor
- ex-Czar
- ex-dictator
- ex-director
- ex-doctor
- ex-drummer
- ex-emperor
- ex-employee
- ex-fighter
- ex-fighter pilot
- ex-friend
- ex-governor
- ex-guitarist
- ex-Hindu
- ex-Jesuit
- ex-Jew
- ex-Jewish
- ex-judge
- ex-Kaiser
- ex-lover
- ex-manager
- ex-mayor
- ex-minister
- ex-Muslim
- ex-official
- ex-organ grinder
- ex-piano player
- ex-pilot
- ex-policeman
- ex-police officer
- ex-praetor
- ex-priest
- ex-programmer
- ex-scientist
- ex-Scientologist
- ex-senator
- ex-sergeant
- ex-soldier
- ex-statistician
- ex-student
TranslationsEdit
former
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See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov
Further readingEdit
- ex- at OneLook Dictionary Search
- “ex-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “ex-”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- “ex-”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- ex- in Britannica Dictionary
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “ex-”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “ex-”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
AnagramsEdit
CzechEdit
PrefixEdit
ex-
- ex- (former)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- ex- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French ex-, from Latin ex-.
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
ex-
- ex- (former, but still living)
Derived termsEdit
FrenchEdit
PrefixEdit
ex-
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “ex-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
GermanEdit
PrefixEdit
ex-
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “ex-” in Duden online
HungarianEdit
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
ex-
- ex- (former)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- ex- in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)
ItalianEdit
PrefixEdit
ex-
LatinEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
The preposition ex, ē used in combination.
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
ex-
- out, away
- throughout
- (intensive) thoroughly
- denoting achievement
- up
- denoting privation
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “ex-” on pages 629–630 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Middle EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- ef- (before f)
EtymologyEdit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
PrefixEdit
ex-
Derived termsEdit
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
PrefixEdit
ex-
- ex- (former)
Usage notesEdit
Always used with a hyphen.
Derived termsEdit
SlovakEdit
PrefixEdit
ex-
- ex- (former)
Derived termsEdit
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PrefixEdit
ex-
- ex- (former)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “ex-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
SwedishEdit
PrefixEdit
ex-