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ex.

out of, from

2 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

prep[ˈɛks]Classical-Latin[ˈɛɡz][ˈɛks]

  1. out of, from

    with-ablative

  2. out of, from down from

    with-ablative

  3. out of, from up from

    with-ablative

  4. absolute uses: indicates the place from which something comes from; (of humans) indicates one's birthplace, motherland, country: from, of

    with-ablative

  5. absolute uses: from, of

    with-ablative

  6. indicates a multitude from which something is taken, or of which it forms a part: out of, out from, of, among

    with-ablative
    Ex omnibus rēbus, ācerrimī bellō Rōmānī sunt.

  7. indicates the place from which anything is done or takes place: off, from, on

    with-ablative

  8. indicates the place from which anything is done or takes place: off, from, on in various set phrases

    with-ablative
    ex itinere
    ex adversō

  9. from

    with-ablative

  10. indicates taking: away from, out of the hands of

    with-ablative

  11. indicates taking: indicates someone from which information is taken: from

    with-ablative
    rem quaerere ex aliquō
    aliquid ex aliquō audīre

  12. indicates taking: from a given cause, out of, through

    figuratively · with-ablative

  13. temporal uses: directly, immediately after

    with-ablative
    aliud ex aliō
    diem ex diē

  14. temporal uses: since, from, from... onward

    with-ablative

  15. indicates the composition of something: indicates the material from which something is made: (made) of

    with-ablative

  16. indicates the composition of something: indicates the material with which something is mixed: mixed with

    with-ablative

  17. indicates the composition of something: indicates the colors which something is mixed with or composed of: with

    with-ablative

  18. because of, by, on account of, owing to (often used to indicate where something got its name from)

    with-ablative
    aliquid alicuius alterius ex iniūriā fēcisse
    Scīpiōnī imperātōrī cognōmen Āfricānō ex virtūte in Carthāginēnsēs fuit.

  19. by, through, with the help of

    with-ablative
    ex īnsidiīs

  20. indicates a change from one state or condition to another: from, out of

    with-ablative

  21. indicates a change from one state or condition to another: from, out of indicates that one has completed his term of office (compare prō)

    obsolete · with-ablative
    ex cōnsule vir (vir cōnsulāris)

  22. in a way consistent with: according to, after, in keeping with, in conformity with, as becoming (something)

    with-ablative
    ex cōnsuētūdine
    ex sententiā (suā)

  23. forms predicative adjective phrases indicating “pertinent with”, “stemming from”, “to the advantage of”

    idiomatic · with-ablative
    alicui aliquid ex ūsū esse
    ē rē publicā vidērī dēcertāre
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *eks (alternative form of *eɣ), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ἐξ (ex) or ἐκ (ek), Old Irish ess-, a, ass, Lithuanian i̇̀š and Old Church Slavonic из (iz).

noun[ˈɛks]Classical-Latin[ˈɛɡz][ˈɛks]

  1. a name of the letter X

    feminine · indeclinable · neuter
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