"e-" meaning in English

See e- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ɛ-/ [General-American]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex-der. English e- From Latin ē-. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|der|la>ex->out|id=ex-, without|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex-der. English e-, {{der|en|la|ē-}} Latin ē-, {{sup|2}} ² Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} e-, {{en-prefix}} e-
  1. (no longer productive) Used to form adjectives with the sense of something being lacking or removed. Tags: idiomatic, morpheme Synonyms: ex-
    Sense id: en-e--en-prefix-en:without Categories (other): English links with manual fragments
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

IPA: /i-/
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek εἶμι (eîmi)der. English ion English electron Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English electronic English e- Abbreviation of electronic. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|from|en>electronic>electron|id=electronic, digital|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek εἶμι (eîmi)der. English ion English electron Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English electronic English e-, {{abbreviation of|en|electronic}} Abbreviation of electronic. Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} e-, {{en-prefix}} e-
  1. In an electronic form, especially computerized and digital; often in association with the Internet. Tags: morpheme Translations (Translations): e- (French), E- (French), cyber- (French), e- (Polish)
    Sense id: en-e--en-prefix-en:digital Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 11 4 19 32 0 27 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Prefix

IPA: /i-/
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *mesg- Latin mergō Latin ēmergō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -ēns Latin emergensbor. English emergency English e- Abbreviation of emergency. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|from|en>emergency>urgent situation|id=emergency|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *mesg- Latin mergō Latin ēmergō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -ēns Latin emergensbor. English emergency English e-, {{abbreviation of|en|emergency}} Abbreviation of emergency. Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} e-, {{en-prefix}} e-
  1. For emergency purposes. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-e--en-prefix-en:emergency Categories (other): English links with redundant target parameters
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Prefix

IPA: /i-/
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric English e- Abbreviation of electric or electrical. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|from|en>electric>electricity|id=electric power|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric English e-, {{abbreviation of|en|electric|nodot=1}} Abbreviation of electric Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} e-, {{en-prefix}} e-
  1. (marketing) Used to prefix product names, to indicate an electrified or all-electric variant of the product, particularly cars. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-e--en-prefix-en:electric_power Categories (other): Marketing, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 11 4 19 32 0 27 2 Topics: business, marketing
  2. (marketing) Used to prefix product names, to indicate an electrified or all-electric variant of the product, particularly cars.
    (marketing) Used to prefix product names, to indicate a battery-powered or onboard electric power source variant.
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-e--en-prefix-en:electric_power1 Categories (other): Marketing, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 10 9 9 19 28 0 23 2 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 11 4 19 32 0 27 2 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 13 4 19 25 0 18 11 4 6 Topics: business, marketing
  3. Electric. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-e--en-prefix-O5X~ba~w Categories (other): English terms with collocations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Prefix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁en- Proto-Indo-European *h₁en- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Old Latin en Latin in Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed English embed Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English embedded English e- Abbreviation of embedded. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|from|en>embedded>lodged|id=embedded|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁en- Proto-Indo-European *h₁en- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Old Latin en Latin in Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed English embed Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English embedded English e-, {{abbreviation of|en|embedded}} Abbreviation of embedded. Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} e-, {{en-prefix}} e-
  1. (electronics) Used to prefix items that are embedded into devices, instead of being discrete or removable elements. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-e--en-prefix-en:embedded Categories (other): Electronics, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 11 4 19 32 0 27 2 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Prefix

IPA: /i-/
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin ēducō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin ēducātiōder. English education Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English educational English e- Abbreviation of educational. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|from|en>educational>education|id=educational|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin ēducō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin ēducātiōder. English education Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English educational English e-, {{abbreviation of|en|educational}} Abbreviation of educational. Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} e-, {{en-prefix}} e-
  1. educational Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-e--en-prefix-en:educational
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6

Alternative forms

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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/i-/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "e-"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (5ee713e and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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