af-

Etymology

Compare German ab-, Swedish av-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑʊ̯/

Prefix

af-

1. de-, to cause to cease to be

   tabuisere (“to taboo”) -> aftabuisere (“to detaboo”)

   klassificere (“classify, make classified (secret)”) -> afklassificere (“declassify, make unclassified”)

   militarisere (“militarize”) -> afmilitarisere (“demilitarize”)

   mystificere (“mystify”) -> afmystificere (“demystify”)

2. off, from (signifies removal)

   rive (“rip”) -> afrive (“rip off”)

   skrælle (“peel”) -> afskrælle

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ab.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

af-

1. (prefix) de-, en-
2. down
3. off

Romanization

af-

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐍆-

Etymology

From Old Norse af-, from Proto-Germanic *aba-.

Prefix

af-

1. de-

Alternative forms

• of-

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aba-.

Prefix

af-

1. (verbal prefix; the noun counterpart of this prefix is æf-) prefix added to verbs meaning away, off, from, away from

   ofcuman, afcuman (“to come from, originate from”)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aba-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /af/

Prefix

af-

1. Forming verbs and adjectives with the sense of "off", "away", "from", "out of", "away from"

   afgevan/afgeƀan (“to give up, surrender”)

2. down

   afbrekan (“break down, pluck”)

   afheldian (“go down, end”)

Prefix

af-

1. Obsolete spelling of av-