z-
See also: Appendix: Variations of "z"
Translingual
Prefix
z-
English
Prefix
z-
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with z-
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Early Proto-Albanian *dis- > *diš- > *dš- > *tš- > s- before unvoiced phonemes, z- before voiced phonemes. It is mainly connected with the formation of verbs.[1][2]
Prefix
z-
Derived terms
References
- ^ Schumacher, S. & Matzinger, J. Die Verben des Altalbanischen. Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie. Harrassowitz Verlag 2013. Wiesbaden.
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 173-174
Czech
Etymology
z used as a prefix.
Prefix
z-
- a prefix, to form perfective verbs
- a prefix, indicating a change of state
Derived terms
Czech terms prefixed with z-
See also
Further reading
- z-/ze- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Kashubian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz-, prefix form of *jьz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /z/
Prefix
z-
- used to form the perfect aspect of verbs
- added to verbs in various meanings
Derived terms
Maltese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡s/
Article
z-
- alternative form of il-
Usage notes
- Used after a vowel and before the letter z. For details on usage, see the main lemma.
Navajo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /z-/
Prefix
z-
- alternative form of si-, which marks third person of si-perfective verbs
Usage notes
- This form of the affix is used with ł- classifier verbs.
Old Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Slavic *jьz-
Proto-Slavic *sъ(n)
Old Polish z-
Coalescence of Proto-Slavic *jьz- and Proto-Slavic *sъ-.
Prefix
z-
- attached to verbs to form verbs denoting getting something together
- down from
- forms perfective verbs from imperfective ones
- off, out or from
Descendants
Etymology 2
Etymology tree
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ- (“good”).
Prefix
z-
- (chiefly not productive) forms words with positive meanings
Derived terms
Descendants
Polish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /z/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -z
- Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
- Homophones: s-, z
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Polish z-.
Prefix
z-
- used before vowels or voiced consonants, sibilants (s, sz, z, ż), as well as h and semivowels (j, ł) to form a verb in a perfective aspect from a verb in an imperfective aspect.
- z- + decydować → zdecydować
- z- + dzielać → zdzielać
- z- + denerwować → zdenerwować
- z- + gnieść → zgnieść
- z- + hańbić → zhańbić
- z- + irytować → zirytować
- z- + jeść → zjeść
- z- + łamać → złamać
- z- + martwić → zmartwić
- z- + niszczyć → zniszczyć
- z- + orientować → zorientować
- z- + ranić → zranić
- z- + robić → zrobić
- z- + szokować → zszokować
- z- + wiedzić → zwiedzić
- off, out or from
- attached to verbs to form verbs denoting getting something together
- down from
Etymology 2
Etymology tree
Inherited from Old Polish z-.
Prefix
z-
- (not productive) forms words with positive meaning
Derived terms
Polish terms prefixed with z-
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sъ(n). Prefixed form of the preposition z.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /z-/
Prefix
z-
- Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings:
Usage notes
Before voiceless consonants, the variant s- is used. Before the sibilants s or z, the variant se- is used.
Derived terms
Slovincian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz-, prefix form of *jьz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /z/
Prefix
z-
- forms perfective verbs from imperfective ones