"də-" meaning in All languages combined

See də- on Wiktionary

Prefix [Proto-Athabaskan]

Etymology: From Proto-Na-Dene *də- (signaling valency decrease). Etymology templates: {{inh|ath-pro|xnd-pro|*də-|pos=signaling valency decrease}} Proto-Na-Dene *də- (signaling valency decrease) Head templates: {{head|ath-pro|prefix|cat2=terms prefixed with *də- (classifier)}} *də-
  1. the *də- classifier or valence-change prefix, a detransitivizing prefix of active verbs that modifies the transitivity or valence and grammatical voice of a verb, occurs in most passive, mediopassive, reflexive, and reciprocal verbs that are derived from verbs with an *ə- classifier; it produces the agentive passive verb forms Tags: morpheme, reconstruction

Prefix [Proto-Na-Dene]

Head templates: {{head|xnd-pro|prefix|cat2=terms prefixed with *də- (classifier)}} *də-
  1. the *də- classifier or valence-change prefix, a detransitivizing prefix of active verbs that modifies the transitivity or valence and grammatical voice of a verb, occurs in most passive, mediopassive, reflexive, and reciprocal verbs that are derived from verbs with an *ə- classifier; it produces the agentive passive verb forms Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
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