wy-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wy"

Old Polish

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vy-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /vi/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /vi/

    Prefix

    wy-

    1. indicates movement outwards or away, e.g. from the inside, out, ex-
      wy- + ‎tłuc → ‎wytłuc

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Polish: wy

    Polish

    Etymology

      Inherited from Old Polish wy-. Doublet of aut.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /vɘ/
      • Rhymes:
      • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

      Prefix

      wy-

      1. indicates movement outwards or away, e.g. from the inside, out, ex-
        Antonym: w-
        wy- + ‎rzucić → ‎wyrzucić
      2. attached to show utter completion, roughly equivalent to "out" or "up" or "ex-"
        wy- + ‎mrzeć → ‎wymrzeć
        wy- + ‎jeść → ‎wyjeść

      Derived terms

      Polish terms prefixed with wy-

      Further reading

      • wy- in Polish dictionaries at PWN