Contionary:se-

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Grekelin

Pronunciation (IPA)

  • IPA: /se/, [sɛ]

Etymology

From Old Grekelin ξε-, from Medieval Greek ξε- (kse-), alternative form of εκ- (ek-). Cognate with Modern Greek ξε-, Latin ex/ē, Old Irish ess-, a, ass (Irish as), Lithuanian ìš, Old Church Slavonic из (iz), Northern Kurdish ji, Albanian ith. Doublet of ecs.

Prefix

se-

  1. Expresses the removal of a property of condition
    Titto -> Setitto (To embrace -> To stop embracing)
  1. (Slavic Grekelin) (+perfect tense) Expresses reversing of an already done condition
    Kamo -> Sekama (I do -> I reversed what I did)
  1. (Nouns and adjectives only) Used to express the object is of low quality, poorly made
    Telefon -> Setelefόn (Phone -> Low quality phone)