Esperanto

Etymology

From el ‎(“from”).

Prefix

el-

1. from
2. all the way, to a significant degree of completion, up

Derived terms

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛl]

Prefix

el-

1. (verbal prefix) indicates actions whose direction is pointing away from the speaker, either literally or figuratively

   megy ‎(“to go, to walk”) → elmegy ‎(“to go away”)

   vet ‎(“to throw, to cast”) → elvet ‎(“to dismiss, to rule out, to throw out (a plan or a possible solution)”)

   néz ‎(“to look”) → elnéz ‎(“to excuse, to forgive”)

2. (verbal prefix) indicates the unsuccessful or inaccurate completion of an action

   ír ‎(“to write”) → elír ‎(“to misspell”)

   számol ‎(“to calculate”) → elszámol ‎(“to miscalculate”)

   néz ‎(“to look”) → elnéz ‎(“to overlook”)

3. (verbal prefix) indicates separation, deprivation, etc.

   lop ‎(“to steal something”) → ellop ‎(“to steal something from someone”)

   zár ‎(“to lock”) → elzár ‎(“to lock away, to store something securely”)

4. (verbal prefix) indicates perfection

   alszik ‎(“to sleep”) → elalszik ‎(“to fall asleep”)

   éget ‎(“to burn”) → eléget ‎(“to burn away, to destroy completely by burning”)

   játszik ‎(“to act”) → eljátszik ‎(“to act out”)

   fogy ‎(“to decrease, to diminish (in size, quantity, etc.)”) → elfogy ‎(“to get used up”)

5. (verbal prefix) indicates continuity over a long period of time

   áll ‎(“to stand”) → eláll ‎(“(for food) to remain fresh, not to get spoiled”)

   van ‎(“to be, to exist”) → elvan ‎(“to entertain/amuse oneself”)

   néz ‎(“to look”) → elnéz ‎(“to observe something, to watch”)

   játszik ‎(“to play”) → eljátszik ‎(“to play for a long time”)

Derived terms

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian prefixes

References

• Hungarian verb prefixes in the English Wikipedia

Old English

Alternative forms

• ele-

Prefix

el-

1. forming words with sense of "strange", "other" or "else", compare elþēodiġ ‎(“strange, foreign”), ellende ‎(“in a foreign land”); elcor ‎(“elsewhere”). See eldritch