entre-

Inherited from Latin inter-. Doublet of inter-.

entre-

1. inter- (among, between)
2. slightly, partway; slowly, gradually

   ‎entre- + ‎abaltir-se (“to doze”) → ‎entreabaltir-se (“to drift off”)

   ‎entre- + ‎obrir (“to open”) → ‎entreobrir (“to open slightly”)

• “entre-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.

• entr'-, entr- (apocopic)

From Latin inter- via Old French entre.

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.tʁə/

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entre-

1. inter-

From Latin inter-.

entre-

1. (chiefly verbal prefix) reciprocally; to each other

   entredonner

   to give to one another

From Latin inter-.

entre-

1. (chiefly verbal prefix) reciprocally; to each other

   entreferir

   to strike one another

From Latin inter-. Doublet of inter-.

entre-

1. inter- (among, between)

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

   ‎entre- + ‎cena (“scene”) → ‎entrecena (“interval between scenes”)

2. in a crisscrossing pattern

   ‎entre- + ‎cortar (“to cut”) → ‎entrecortar (“to cut in a grid”)

   ‎entre- + ‎laçar (“to enlace”) → ‎entrelaçar (“to interweave”)

3. slightly

   ‎entre- + ‎abrir (“to open”) → ‎entreabrir (“to open slightly”)

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

Inherited from Latin inter-. Doublet of inter-.

entre-

1. inter- (among, between)

• “entre-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024