εν-

See also: έν-, ἐν-, εν, ἐν, ἕν, and Appendix:Variations of "en"

Greek

Alternative forms

And their use:

  • εν- (en-), έν- (én-) (before τ, δ, θ, σ, ζ) See Usage notes
  • εγ- (eg-), έγ- (ég-) (before κ, γ, χ)
  • ελ- (el-), έλ- (él-) (before λ)
  • εμ- (em-), έμ- (ém-) (before π, β, φ, μ, ψ)
  • ερ- (er-), έρ- (ér-) (optionally, before ρ)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-, in, within)

Prefix

εν- (en-) or έν- (before τ, δ, θ, σ, ζ)

  1. in, within, between
  2. on time

Usage notes

The εν- or έν- variation occurs before:

Synonyms

Derived terms

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