entre-

See also: entre and entré

French

Alternative forms

entr’- (apocopic)

Etymology

From Latin inter- via Old French entre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.tʁə/
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Prefix

entre-

inter-

Derived terms

Terms using the prefix entre-

Middle French

Etymology

From Latin inter-.

Prefix

entre-

(chiefly verbal prefix) reciprocally; to each other
entredonner
to give to one another

Derived terms

Middle French terms prefixed with entre-

Old French

Etymology

From Latin inter-.

Prefix

entre-

(chiefly verbal prefix) reciprocally; to each other
entreferir
to strike one another

Derived terms

Old French terms prefixed with entre-

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin inter-. Doublet of inter-.

Prefix

entre-

inter- (among, between)
‎entre- + ‎pôr (“to put”) → ‎entrepor (“to put between”)

‎entre- + ‎cena (“scene”) → ‎entrecena (“interval between scenes”)
in a crisscrossing pattern
‎entre- + ‎cortar (“to cut”) → ‎entrecortar (“to cut in a grid”)

‎entre- + ‎laçar (“to enlace”) → ‎entrelaçar (“to interweave”)
slightly
‎entre- + ‎abrir (“to open”) → ‎entreabrir (“to open slightly”)

‎entre- + ‎ver (“to see”) → ‎entrever (“to catch a glimpse of”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with entre-

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin inter-. Doublet of inter-.

Prefix

entre-

inter- (among, between)

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with entre-

Further reading

“entre-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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