entre-

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See also: entre and entré

French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin inter- via Old French entre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.tʁə/
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Prefix[edit]

entre-

  1. inter-

Derived terms[edit]

Terms using the prefix entre-

Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin inter-.

Prefix[edit]

entre-

  1. (chiefly verbal prefix) reciprocally; to each other
    entredonner
    to give to one another

Derived terms[edit]

Middle French terms prefixed with entre-

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin inter-.

Prefix[edit]

entre-

  1. (chiefly verbal prefix) reciprocally; to each other
    entreferir
    to strike one another

Derived terms[edit]

Old French terms prefixed with entre-

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin inter-. Doublet of inter-.

Prefix[edit]

entre-

  1. inter- (among, between)
    ‎entre- + ‎pôr (“to put”) → ‎entrepor (“to put between”)
    ‎entre- + ‎cena (“scene”) → ‎entrecena (“interval between scenes”)
  2. in a crisscrossing pattern
    ‎entre- + ‎cortar (“to cut”) → ‎entrecortar (“to cut in a grid”)
    ‎entre- + ‎laçar (“to enlace”) → ‎entrelaçar (“to interweave”)
  3. slightly
    ‎entre- + ‎abrir (“to open”) → ‎entreabrir (“to open slightly”)
    ‎entre- + ‎ver (“to see”) → ‎entrever (“to catch a glimpse of”)

Derived terms[edit]

Portuguese terms prefixed with entre-

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin inter-. Doublet of inter-.

Prefix[edit]

entre-

  1. inter- (among, between)

Derived terms[edit]

Spanish terms prefixed with entre-

Further reading[edit]

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