LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
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ex-

ex-
Classical[ɛks]Ecclesiastical[eks]

Meaning

  1. morphemeout, away
    ē- + veniō → ēveniō
    ex- + clāmō (“call, shout”) → exclāmō (“call out, exclaim”)
  2. morphemethroughout
    ē- + dormiō → ēdormiō
    ē- + pōtō (“drink”) → ēpōtō (“drink up”)
  3. emphaticmorphemethoroughly
    ē- + dūrus → ēdūrō
    ex- + acuō → exacuō
  4. morphemedenoting achievement
    ex- + ōrō → exōrō
    ex- + pugnō (“battle, fight, combat”) → expugnō (“capture, conquer”)
  5. morphemeup
    ex- + aggerō → exaggerō
    ex- + struō (“pile, arrange”) → exstruō (“heap up, build up, construct”)
  6. morphemedenoting privation
    ex- + anima (“air, breath, soul, life”) → exanimō (“deprive of air, deprive of life”)
    ex- + sanguis (“blood”) → exsanguis (“deprived of blood, bloodless”)

Origins

The preposition ex, ē used in combination.

Elsewhere
  • Frenché-
  • Italians-
  • Italianes-
  • Portuguesees-
  • Portugueseex-
  • Spanishes-
  • Spanishex-
  • Polisheks-
  • Polisheks
  • Sicilians-
Old Occitan
  • Occitanes-

Quick answers

What does ex- mean in Latin?
ex-, a prefix, means “out, away; throughout; thoroughly”.
How do you pronounce ex-?
In classical Latin, [ɛks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eks].