при-

See also: при and Appendix:Variations of "pri"

Bulgarian

Etymology

See при (pri).

Prefix

при- • (pri-)

  1. (used with verbs) denotes direction towards something, arrival

Derived terms

Anagrams

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From the Proto-Slavic *pri- prefix, from Proto-Slavic *pri.

Prefix

при- • (pri-)

  1. (used with verbs) approaching, arrival
    при- (pri-) + ‎-ити (-iti, to go) → ‎приити (priiti, to come)
  2. (used with verbs) adding to
    при- (pri-) + ‎коупити (kupiti, to buy) → ‎прикоупити (prikupiti, to buy some more)

Derived terms

Russian

Etymology

See при (pri).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prʲɪ]
  • IPA(key): [ˈprʲi] (when stressed)

Prefix

при- • (pri-)

  1. (used with verbs) arrival
    при- (pri-) + ‎-йти́ (-jtí, to go) → ‎прийти́ (prijtí, to come)
    при- (pri-) + ‎лете́ть (letétʹ, to fly) → ‎прилете́ть (priletétʹ, to arrive by plane)
  2. (used with verbs) attachment, on
    при- (pri-) + ‎шить (šitʹ, to sew) → ‎приши́ть (prišítʹ, to sew on)
    при- (pri-) + ‎винти́ть (vintítʹ, to screw) → ‎привинти́ть (privintítʹ, to screw on, to attach by screwing)
    при- (pri-) + ‎крути́ть (krutítʹ, to twist, to spin) → ‎прикрути́ть (prikrutítʹ, to spin on, to attach by spinning; to screw in)
  3. (used with verbs) adding to
    при- (pri-) + ‎писа́ть (pisátʹ, to write) → ‎приписа́ть (pripisátʹ, to add in writing)
    при- (pri-) + ‎купи́ть (kupítʹ, to buy) → ‎прикупи́ть (prikupítʹ, to buy some more)
    при- (pri-) + ‎-ба́вить (-bávitʹ) → ‎приба́вить (pribávitʹ, to add)
  4. (used with verbs) slightly, partially
    при- (pri-) + ‎отвори́ть (otvorítʹ, to open) → ‎приотвори́ть (priotvorítʹ, to open slightly)
    при- (pri-) + ‎спусти́ть (spustítʹ, to lower) → ‎приспусти́ть (prispustítʹ, to lower partially)
  5. (place names) by, near, next to
    при- (pri-) + ‎Карпа́ты (Karpáty, Carpathians) + ‎-ье (-ʹje) → ‎Прикарпа́тье (Prikarpátʹje, Prykarpattia, Circumcarpathia, literally near the Carpathian Mountains)
    при- (pri-) + ‎Днестр (Dnestr, Dniester (river)) + ‎-о́вый (-óvyj) + ‎-ье (-ʹje) → ‎Приднестро́вье (Pridnestróvʹje, Transnistria, literally next to the Dniester River)
    при- (pri-) + ‎мо́ре (móre, sea) + ‎-ский (-skij) + ‎край (kraj, krai, territory) → ‎Примо́рский край (Primórskij kraj, Primorsky Krai, literally seaside territory)
    при- (pri-) + ‎Днепр (Dnepr, Dnieper (river)) + ‎-о́вский (-óvskij) → ‎Приднепро́вский (Pridnepróvskij, literally near the Dnieper)
    Приднепро́вская ни́зменностьPridnepróvskaja nízmennostʹDnieper Lowland (literally, “lowland by the Dnieper River”)
    Приднепро́вская желе́зная доро́гаPridnepróvskaja želéznaja dorógaNear-Dnipro Railway

Usage notes

Derived terms

Russian terms prefixed with при-

Ukrainian

Etymology

See при (pry).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prɪ ]
  • IPA(key): [ˈprɪ ] (when stressed)

Prefix

при- • (pry-)

  1. (used with verbs) arrival
    при- (pry-) + ‎-йти́ (-jtý, to go) → ‎прийти́ (pryjtý, to come)
    при- (pry-) + ‎летіти (letity, to fly) → ‎прилетіти (pryletity, to arrive by plane)
  2. (used with verbs) attachment, on
    при- (pry-) + ‎шити (šyty, to sew) → ‎приши́ти (pryšýty, to sew on)
    при- (pry-) + ‎гвинти́ти (hvyntýty, to screw) → ‎пригвинти́ти (pryhvyntýty, to screw on, to attach by screwing)
    при- (pry-) + ‎крути́ти (krutýty, to twist, to spin) → ‎прикрути́ти (prykrutýty, to spin on, to attach by spinning; to screw in)
  3. (used with verbs) adding to
    при- (pry-) + ‎писа́ти (pysáty, to write) → ‎приписа́ти (prypysáty, to add in writing)
    при- (pry-) + ‎купи́ти (kupýty, to buy) → ‎прикупи́ти (prykupýty, to buy some more)
    при- (pry-) + ‎-ба́вити (-bávyty) → ‎приба́вити (prybávyty, to add)
  4. (used with verbs) slightly, partially
    при- (pry-) + ‎спусти́ти (spustýty, to lower) → ‎приспусти́ти (pryspustýty, to lower partially)
  5. (place names) by, near, next to
    при- (pry-) + ‎Карпати (Karpaty, Carpathians) + ‎-тя (-tja) → ‎Прикарпаття (Prykarpattja, Prykarpattia, Circumcarpathia, literally near the Carpathian Mountains)
    при- (pry-) + ‎Дністер (Dnister, Dniester (river)) + ‎-овий (-ovyj) + ‎ (-ja) → ‎Придністров'я (Prydnistrovʺja, Transnistria, literally next to the Dniester River)
    при- (pry-) + ‎мо́ре (móre, sea) + ‎-ський (-sʹkyj) + ‎край (kraj, krai, territory) → ‎Примо́рський край (Prymórsʹkyj kraj, Primorsky Krai, literally seaside territory)
    при- (pry-) + ‎Дніпро (Dnipro, Dnieper (river)) + ‎-івський (-ivsʹkyj, -ia's) → ‎придніпро́вський (prydnipróvsʹkyj, literally near the Dnieper riverside)
    Придніпро́вська низовина́Prydnipróvsʹka nyzovynáDnieper Lowland (literally, “lowland by the Dnieper River”)
    Придніпро́вська залізницяPrydnipróvsʹka zaliznycjaCircum-Dniprian Railway

Usage notes

  • The stressed variant is found in the following situations:
    1. the past participle of verbs with a root ending in -ати and -нути: e.g. при́гнаний (prýhnanyj) from пригна́ти (pryhnáty), при́гнутий (prýhnutyj) from пригну́ти (pryhnúty);
    2. the past tense of some verbs with a one-syllable root: e.g. прикла́в (prykláv, masculine singular past tense) from прикладати (prykladaty);
    3. some deverbal and other derived nouns: e.g. при́в'яз (prývʺjaz, leash) from прив'яза́ти (pryvʺjazáty, to tie (to)), прибу́ток (prybútok, profit) from прибу́ти (prybúty, to increase), при́казка (prýkazka, proverb) from ка́зка (kázka, tale).

Derived terms

Ukrainian terms prefixed with при-