des-

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French des-, from Latin dis-.

Prefix

des-

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

Anagrams

• EDS, EDs, ESD, Esd., SDE, SED, eds, eds., sed

Prefix

des-

1. des-
2. dis-

Prefix

des-

1. Expresses the opposite of the root word.

   honoro (“honor”) → deshonoro (“dishonor”)

Prefix

des-

1. de-; dis-

Etymology

From Old French des-.

Prefix

des-

1. de-; dis-

Etymology

From Old French des-, from Latin dis-.

Prefix

des-

1. dis-

Etymology

From Old Occitan des-, from Latin dis-.

Prefix

des-

1. de-; dis-

Etymology

From Latin dis-.

Prefix

des-

1. de-; dis-

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des/, /d͡ʒis/

Prefix

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-.

Alternative forms

• dez-

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /des/

Prefix

des-

1. dis-, de-

   face (“to do”) →‎ desface (“to undo”)

Etymology

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

Prefix

des-

1. dis-; indicative of a negative.

   colgar (“to hang up (a phone)”) → descolgar (“to pick up (a phone)”)