dis-

Etymology
From, borrowed from , from.

Prefix

 * 1) Not, the reverse of.

Usage notes

 * When attached to a verbal root, prefixes often change the first vowel (whether initial or preceded by a consonant/consonant cluster) of that verb. These phonological changes took place in Latin and usually do not apply to words created (as in New Latin) from Latin components since Latin became a 'dead' language. Note: the combination of prefix and following vowel did not always yield the same change. (see examples below at con- + -a-) Also, these changes in vowels are not necessarily particular to being prefixed with dis- (i.e. other prefixes sometimes cause the same vowel change- see con-, ex-).

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


 * Armenian: ապ-
 * Catalan:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Ido: des-
 * Indonesian: dis-
 * Malay:
 * Middle English: dis-, de-
 * Polish:, dez-, ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, , , ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: di-, eas-
 * Spanish: ,


 * Dutch:
 * French:
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido: dis-
 * Indonesian: dis-
 * Russian: ,

Etymology 1
.

Prefix

 * 1) dys- bad

Etymology 2
. Compare the inherited.

Etymology
Ultimately from.

Prefix

 * 1) dis-

Etymology
Borrowed from, from.

Prefix

 * 1) shows separation, dissemination, e.g.  >  ;  >.

Etymology
. Compare the inherited.

Etymology
From, from. See also.

Prefix

 * 1) dis-
 * 2) as intensifier
 * 1) as intensifier
 * 1) as intensifier

Etymology
Borrowed from, from , from.

Prefix

 * 1) shows separation or dissemination

Etymology
From, from , from.

Etymology
From, from. See also.

Etymology
Seemingly a mix of,  and  , from. De Vaan proposes that either was reformed to  by analogy with, or that *dwis- was changed to *dis- by dissimilation before roots starting with *w. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Prefix

 * 1) asunder, apart, in two
 * 2) reversal, removal
 * 3) utterly, exceedingly
 * 1) reversal, removal
 * 2) utterly, exceedingly
 * 1) utterly, exceedingly

Usage notes

 * Before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, sc, sp, st and v, the prefix becomes.
 * Before f, the prefix becomes.
 * Before a consonantal i, the prefix may become or remain as.
 * Before a vowel or h, the prefix becomes dir- in the two verbs and, which arose early enough to be subject to , but from Classical Latin onwards, dis- is used (see, for example,  in Cato).

Etymology
Borrowed from and its source.

Usage notes

 * Sometimes used interchangeably with ; see that entry for more.

Etymology 1
Borrowed from. Compare the inherited.

Prefix

 * 1)  indicates separation

Etymology 2
Borrowed from, from.

Prefix

 * 1)  dys- forms the names of conditions characterised by difficult or inadequate function
 * 2) dys- bad or wrong

Etymology
. Compare the inherited.