# de-
## English
### Etymology

From Latin dē-, from the preposition dē (“of”, “from”). For sense development, compare Old English æf-, which was a similar prefix.

### Pronunciation

* (stressed) IPA: /diː/
* (unstressed) IPA: /də/, /dɪ/

### Prefix

de-
* reversal, undoing
    ‎de- + ‎couple → ‎decouple
    ‎de- + ‎align → ‎dealign
    ‎de- + ‎ice → ‎de-ice
    ‎de- + ‎baptize → ‎debaptize
* to remove from, removed
    ‎de- + ‎bus → ‎debus
    ‎de- + ‎bark → ‎debark
    ‎de- + ‎benzylate → ‎debenzylate
    ‎de- + ‎arterialization → ‎dearterialization
* Intensifying
    ‎de- + ‎fraud → ‎defraud
    ‎de- + ‎complex → ‎decomplex
    ‎de- + ‎numerate → ‎denumerate
    ‎de- + ‎pauperize → ‎depauperize
    ‎de- + ‎prostrate → ‎deprostrate
    ‎de- + ‎specificate → ‎despecificate
* derived from, of
    ‎de- + ‎substantival → ‎desubstantival
    ‎de- + ‎verbal → ‎deverbal
    ‎de- + ‎mise → ‎demise

#### Synonyms

* (undo): un-, dis-, in-
* (remove): des-, un-
* (from): off-, out-, ab-, apo-, away, off

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “undo”): re-
* (antonym(s) of “remove”): em-

#### Derived terms

* debar
* debus
* decouple
* decrypt
* deforestation

#### Translations

NOTE: Words using the prefix de- do not necessarily use the prefixes given here when translated. See individual words for more accurate translations.

#### See also

* an-
* dis-
* in-
* non-
* un-

### Anagrams

* ed, Ed, E.D., Ed., ED, ed-, -èd, -ed, ed., @ed

## Cayuga
### Etymology

From Proto-North Iroquoian *te, ultimately from Proto-Iroquoian *teː.

### Prefix

de-
* duplicative prefix

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /deː/
* Audio:(file)

### Prefix

de-
* de-

## German
### Etymology

Ultimately from Latin de.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [de(ː)]
* Audio:(file)

### Prefix

de-
* de-

#### Derived terms
## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch de-, from Latin de-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [de]
* Hyphenation: dé

### Prefix

dé
* de-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “de-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin dē-, from dē (“of”, “from”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /de/
* Hyphenation: de-

### Prefix

de-
* denoting:
** removal
    ‎de- + ‎nuclearizzare (“to nuclearize”) → ‎denuclearizzare (“to denuclearize”)
** movement downwards; lowering
    ‎de- + ‎grado (“grade”, “level”) → ‎degradare (“to gradually diminish in height”)
** privation; a-
    ‎de- + ‎trarre (“to draw, extract”) → ‎detrarre (“to subtract”)
** negation; un-
    ‎de- + ‎crescita (“growth”) → ‎decrescita (“degrowth”)
** intensifying
    ‎de- + ‎limitare (“to contain, restrict”) → ‎delimitare (“to delimit”)
* (chemistry) denoting subtraction of one or more atoms, radicals or molecules:
    ‎de- + ‎carbossilazione (“carboxylation”) → ‎decarbossilazione (“decarboxylation”)

#### Derived terms
### Anagrams

* ed, ed.

## Latin
### Etymology

From dē (“of; from”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /deː/, [d̪eː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /de/, [d̪e]

### Prefix

dē-
* de-

#### Descendants

* → English: de-
* French: de-, dé- (partially)
* Italian: de-
* Spanish: de-
* → Swedish: de-

## Malay
### Etymology

From English de-, from Latin dē (“of, from”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /de/

### Prefix

de-
* (obsolete) de- (reversal, undoing or removing)
    Synonym: nyah-
    deaktifkan ― deactivate

## Middle English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Old French de-, from a combination of Latin de- and dis-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dɛː-/, /dɛ-/

### Prefix

de-
* Forms words denoting negativity, reversal or removal; dis-, de-.
    Synonym: dis-
* Intensifies words with a negative connotation; dis-, de-.
    Synonym: dis-

#### Usage notes

* Because Old French de- sometimes comes from des-, this prefix may be used interchangeably with dis-.

#### Descendants

* English: de-

#### References

* “de-, pref.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Prefix

de-
* de-

### References

* “de-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Prefix

de-
* de-

### References

* “de-” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old French
### Etymology

From Latin dis-.

### Prefix

de-
* Alternative form of des-
* indicating that an action is done more strongly or more vigorously
    ‎de- + ‎brisier (“to break”) → ‎debrisier (“to break”)

#### Descendants

* French: dé-

## Polish
### Etymology

Latin dē-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dɛ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛ
* Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

### Prefix

de-
* de-, dis-
    Synonyms: roz-, od-
    ‎aktywować + ‎de- → ‎dezaktywować

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* de- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin dē-.

### Prefix

de-
* de-

#### Derived terms
### Further reading

* “de-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Latin dē-, from the preposition dē (“of”, “from”), through loan words mainly from French.

### Prefix

de-
* de-

#### Derived terms
### Anagrams

* e.d., ed

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish de (“of”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /de/ [d̪ɛ]
* Syllabification: de-

### Prefix

de- (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ)
* prepositional particle added to indicate possession of quality or object
    ‎de- + ‎baterya (“battery”) → ‎de-baterya (“with battery; powered by battery”)
    ‎de- + ‎gulong (“wheel”) → ‎de-gulong (“with wheels”)
    ‎de- + ‎kahoy (“wood”) → ‎de-kahoy (“wooden”)
    ‎de- + ‎koryente (“electricity”) → ‎de-koryente (“electrical”)
    ‎de- + ‎kolor (“color”) → ‎de-kolor (“colored”)

#### Derived terms

* de-abaniko
* de-baterya
* de-bote
* de-botelya
* de-boton
* de-braso
* de-gasolina
* de-gulong
* de-kahon
* de-kahoy
* de-kalidad
* de-koryente
* de-kotse
* de-kuwatro
* de-kuwerdas
* de-lata
* de-mano
* de-mesa
* de-motor
* de-salamin
* de-susi

#### See also

* de

## West Coast Bajau
### Prefix

de-
* one