Meanings
nounseparable prefix (plural separable prefixes)
plural separable prefixes
- human sciencesA prefix that can be detached from the verb it attaches to in several instances.
Translations
German trennbare Vorsilbe
- trennbare Vorsilbea prefix that can be detached from the verb
Hungarian elváló igekötő
- elváló igekötőa prefix that can be detached from the verb
Russian отделя́емая приста́вка
- отделя́емая приста́вка (otdeljájemaja pristávka)a prefix that can be detached from the verb
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APA
separable prefix. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/separable%20prefix
MLA
“separable prefix.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/separable%20prefix. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “separable prefix,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/separable%20prefix.
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