ek-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ek"

Esperanto

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ek]

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• Hyphenation: ek

Prefix

ek-

1. The prefix ek- indicates that the action it modifies is momentary or just beginning. It marks the inceptive aspect of verbs.

   ‎ek- + ‎krii (“to cry”) → ‎ekkrii (“to cry out”)

   ‎ek- + ‎kanti (“to sing”) → ‎ekkanti (“to begin to sing”)

Derived terms

Esperanto terms prefixed with ek-

• ek (“let's go”)
• eki (“to begin, to start”)
• eko (“beginning, start”)

Ido

Etymology

Prefix form of ek (“out of (motion from; made or extracted from; fractional part of), out from, out (forth from), of (made of)”).

Prefix

ek-

1. prefix indicating out, out from

   ‎ek- + ‎irar (“to go”) → ‎ekirar (“to go out; exit”)

Derived terms

Ido terms prefixed with ek-

Northern Ohlone

Etymology

Compare Southern Ohlone -ka.

Pronoun

ek-

1. I (first-person, singular, proclitic subject pronoun)
   • 1921, María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington, Chochenyo Field Notes‎^[1]:

     ek-jawwasin

     I will wait [for it]

Determiner

ek-

1. my (first-person, singular, possessive)
   • 1921, María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington, Chochenyo Field Notes‎^[2]:

     kiš kaayi ek-mootil

     My head is hurting me

See also

Northern Ohlone personal pronouns

Number	Person	Subject			Object			Possesive
		Disjunctive1	Proclitic	Enclitic	Disjunctive1	Proclitic	Enclitic
Singular	First	kaana	ek-	-ek, -k	kiš, kaaniš	kiš-	-kiš	ek-, kaanak
	Second	meene	em-, im-	-em, -im, -m	miš	emiš-, imiš-, miš-	-miš	em-, meenem
	Third	waaka	Ø-2	-Ø2	wiš	Ø-2, eš-	-Ø2, -eš	i-, waakai-
Plural	First	makkin	mak-	-mak	makkiš, makkinše	—	—	mak-, makkinmak
	Second	makkam	kam-	-kam	makkamše	—	—	kam-, makkam
	Third	waakamak	ya-	-ya	yaṭiš	—	—	ya-, waakamak
1Disjunctive is mostly used in copular sentences or for emphasis, either alone (eg. kaana) or with a clitic (eg. kaana-k ...-ek). 2Null morpheme. An unmarked verb implies a third person singular pronoun. The disjunctives waaka and wiš may also be used. Note: Proclitic and enclitic forms can combine an undergo syncope, eg. ellešk (“let me do to him/her/it”) = elle +‎ -eš +‎ -ek

References

• María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington (1930s) Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian Langauges)‎^[3], Unpublished