ent-
German, prefix/ɛnt/
ent- is spelled E-N-T (3 letters). Ent- is a German prefix meaning “Inseparable verb prefix indicating removing something from the object, from, away from, off” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “wegführen von …, befreien von …”.
What does ent- mean in English?
prefix
- 1
Inseparable verb prefix indicating removing something from the object, from, away from, off.
- 2
Inseparable verb prefix indicating a conversion to the opposite, a reversion.
- 3
Inseparable verb prefix indicating the beginning of something.
- 4
In the nomenclature of organic chemistry (natural compounds), a sterochemical descriptor prefix (before entire compound name) meaning enantiomer.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
prefix: 1. wegführen von …, befreien von … 2. anfangen zu … 3. hinauslaufen auf … 4. nicht abtrennbar, drückt das Gegenteil aus, besonders von Komposita mit be- und ver-
suffix: 1. nachgestelltes Wortbildungselement, das eine (meist personenbezogene) Ableitung vom Verb zum Nomen bildet
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ent-
- emp- alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ent-?
- /ɛnt/
- [ʔɛnt]
- [ɛnt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ent-
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.