ex- en · X
Pronunciation
- /ɛɡz/ (before-vowel)
- /ɛks/ unhyphened with primary or secondary stress
- /ɪks/ unhyphened unstressed
- /ɛks/ hyphened always
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪɡz/ (before-vowel)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex-der. Middle French ex-bor. Middle English ex- English ex- From Middle English, from words borrowed from Middle French; from Latin ex (“out of, from”), from Proto-Indo-European *eǵ-, *eǵs- (“out”), *eǵʰs. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex, “out of, from”), Transalpine Gaulish ex- (“out”), Old Irish ess- (“out”), Old Church Slavonic изъ (izŭ, “out”), Russian из (iz, “from, out of”). For sense 3 (“former”), compare sense 11 at Latin ex (indicates a change of state, (later) used before terms denoting an office to indicate that one has completed his term of office). It is probably a semantic extension from the sense of "out, away".
Meanings
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(morpheme) out of
borrowed from Latin: extract, expel, except, expression, exclusion
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(morpheme) outside
ex-directory; borrowed from Latin: exterior
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(morpheme) former
This parrot is no more. It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to see its maker. This is a late parrot. It's a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. If you hadn't nailed it to the perch it would be pushing up the daisies. It's run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This is an ex-parrot.
1969 December 7, “Full Frontal Nudity”, in Monty Python's Flying Circus, season 1, episode 8, spoken by Mr Praline (John Cleese), Dead Parrot sketch:ex-husband, ex-president, ex-wife
A major event involves an ex-member of our build team. Due to a lack of legal protection on Mesabrook’s end, this member was able to make a legal request to have their builds and artwork removed from the Mesabrook project.
2023 September 30, CSX8600, “September 2023 Update”, in Mesabrook Blog, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2024:While he may not deserve to be branded a “slimeball,” as Trump did on Sunday, Comey does risk coming across as a disgruntled ex-employee and someone seeking vengeance for his dismissal. He has a highly developed sense of his own morality and sometimes comes across as holier than thou.
2018 April 16, Stephen Collinson, “Trump now faces Comey’s moral assault”, in CNN, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2019:
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(morpheme) Without, not possessing; lacking.
excaudate, exstipulate
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| e- | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
in- (antonym(s) of “outside”) · ento- (antonym(s) of “outside”) · end- (antonym(s) of “outside”) · im- (antonym(s) of “outside”) · intra- (antonym(s) of “outside”) · endo- (antonym(s) of “outside”) · em- (antonym(s) of “outside”) · en- (antonym(s) of “outside”)
Deriveds
ex-Jewish · ex-directory · ex-sergeant · ex-Hindu · ex-CFO · ex-lover · ex-student · ex-pilot · ex-senator · ex-soldier · ex-CEO · ex-dictator · ex-scientist · ex-athlete · ex-programmer · ex-drummer · ex-policeman · ex-police officer · ex-consul · exsert · ex-Kaiser · ex-mayor · ex-Jew · ex-member · ex-Scientologist · ex-fighter · ex-Christian · ex-statistician · ex-doctor · ex-director · ex-organ grinder · ex-Jesuit · ex-Muslim · ex-atheist · ex-priest · ex-actor · ex-boss · ex-Czar · ex-praetor · ex-manager · ex-employee · ex-governor · ex-fighter pilot · ex-judge · ex-Beatle · ex-colleague · ex-councillor · ex-guitarist · ex-piano player · ex-emperor
Relateds
Synonyms
-free (lacking) · out- (outside) · -less (lacking) · ecto- (outside) · exo- (outside) · an- (lacking) · then- (former)
Translations (38)
pl były (former) · pt ex- (former) · km អតីត (former) · ja 元 (former) · grc γενόμενος (former) · ja 旧 (former) · ja 前 (former) · ca ex- (former) · sk ex- (former) · fr ex- (former) · da eks- (former) · kmr berê (former) · ta மாஜி (former) · io ex- (former) · nn eks- (former) · de ex- (former) · ga iar- (former) · fi entinen (former) · sga aith- (former) · id eks- (former) · ko 전 (former) · hu ex- (former) · tr eski (former) · el πρώην (former) · is fyrrverandi (former) · sv ex- (former) · pl eks- (former) · fa اکس (former) · kn ಮಾಜಿ (former) · nb eks- (former) · ru экс- (former) · et endine (former) · nl ex- (former) · uk екс- (former) · eo eks- (former) · es ex- (former) · fi ex- (former) · cs ex- (former)