пра-

See also: пря and Appendix:Variations of "pra"

Belarusian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pra-.

Prefix

пра- • (pra-)

  1. great-
    пра- (pra-) + дзед (dzjed, grandfather)прадзед (pradzjed, great-grandfather)
  2. proto-
    пра- (pra-) + славянскі (slavjanski, Slavic)праславянскі (praslavjanski, Proto-Slavic)

Etymology 2

From the Proto-Slavic *pro- prefix, from Proto-Slavic *pro. See also пра (pra).

Prefix

пра- • (pra-)

  1. (used with verbs) through, past (describing an action of passing through a space or an object)
    пра- (pra-) + ісці impf (isci) + to go pf (to go through, to pass by)прайсці (prajsci)
    пра- (pra-) + ступа́ць impf (stupácʹ, to tread, step)праступа́ць pf (prastupácʹ, to exude, ooze (in a metaphorical sense))
  2. (used with verbs) describing an action of covering a whole object
    пра- (pra-) + са́ліць impf (sálicʹ, to grease, apply oil onto something)праса́ліць pf (prasálicʹ, to cover something with oil completely)
  3. (used with verbs) describing an action of passing by an entity and moving further from an entity
    пра- (pra-) + пусціць pf (puscicʹ, to let)прапусціць pf (prapuscicʹ, to let pass through)
  4. (used with verbs) describing an action that entails completeness, exhaustiveness, or accuracy
    пра- (pra-) + штудзі́раваць impf (študzíravacʹ, to study (in a form of researching))праштудзі́раваць pf (praštudzíravacʹ, to study thoroughly)
  5. (used with verbs) describing a momentary action with a short duration
    пра- (pra-) + вішчаць impf (viščacʹ, to squeal)правішчаць pf (praviščacʹ, to squeal (momentarily for a short time))
  6. (used with verbs) describing an action that lasts for a certain period of time
    пра- (pra-) + чака́ць impf (čakácʹ, to wait)прачака́ць pf (pračakácʹ, to wait (for a while, for some time))
    пра- (pra-) + працава́ць impf (pracavácʹ, to work)прапрацава́ць pf (prapracavácʹ, to work (for a while, for some time))
    пра- (pra-) + сядзе́ць impf (sjadzjécʹ, to sit)прасе́дзець pf (prasjédzjecʹ, to sit (for a while, for some time))
  7. (used with verbs) describing an action that describes losses, expenses, wasting, or forgetting
    пра- (pra-) + па́сці impf (pásci, to fall) (figuratively)прапа́сці pf (prapásci, to get lost)
  8. (used with nouns) describing a state of being that is located between two entities or among more than two entities
    пра- (pra-) + між (miž, between) + -ак (-ak)праме́жак (pramjéžak, interval)

Derived terms

Belarusian terms prefixed with пра-

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pra-.

Prefix

пра- • (pra-)

  1. great-
    пра- (pra-) + дядо (djado, grandfather)прадядо (pradjado, great-grandfather)
  2. proto-
    пра- (pra-) + славянски (slavjanski, Slavic)праславянски (praslavjanski, Proto-Slavic)

Derived terms

Bulgarian terms prefixed with пра-

Further reading

  • пра-”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Anagrams

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pra-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pra]

Prefix

пра- • (pra-)

  1. great- (of ancestors and descendants)
  2. proto-

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pra-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prə]
  • IPA(key): [ˈpra] (when stressed)

Prefix

пра- • (pra-)

  1. great (when used with ancestors and descendants)
    пра- (pra-) + дед (ded, grandfather)пра́дед (práded, great-grandfather)
  2. ur-, proto- (primitive, original)
    пра- (pra-) + славя́нский (slavjánskij, Slavic)праславя́нский (praslavjánskij, Proto-Slavic)
    пра- (pra-) + восточнославя́нский (vostočnoslavjánskij, East Slavic)правосточнославя́нский (pravostočnoslavjánskij, Old East Slavic) (relational)

Derived terms

Russian terms prefixed with пра-
  • прама́терь (pramáterʹ)
  • пранарод (pranarod)
  • праславя́не (praslavjáne)

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pra-.

Prefix

пра- • (pra-)

  1. great-
    пра- (pra-) + дід (did, grandfather)прадід (pradid, great-grandfather)
  2. proto-
    пра- (pra-) + слов'янський (slovʺjansʹkyj, Slavic)праслов'янський (praslovʺjansʹkyj, Proto-Slavic)

Derived terms

Ukrainian terms prefixed with пра-
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