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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *do.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dɔ-]
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Prefix

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до- (do-)

  1. (used with verbs) up to, until, ad-
  2. (used with verbs) completely, fully (describing a completion of an action to its end)

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Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *do.

Prefix

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до- (do-)

  1. (used with verbs) up to
    до- (do-) + ‎-ити (-iti, to go) → ‎доити (doiti, to go up to, to reach)
  2. (used with verbs) completely (describing a completion of an action to its end)
  3. (used with adjectives and nouns) pre-, ante- (earlier in time)

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *do.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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до- (do-)

  1. (used with verbs) up to
    до- (do-) + ‎-йти́ (-jtí, to go) → ‎дойти́ (dojtí, to go up to, to reach)
  2. (used with verbs) completely (describing a completion of an action to its end)
    до- (do-) + ‎чита́ть (čitátʹ, to read) → ‎дочита́ть (dočitátʹ, to finish reading)
  3. (colloquial, derogatory, used with reflexive verbs) and get in trouble, and get what's coming to one (describing actions, often risky or excessive, which result in negative consequences)
    до- (do-) + ‎бе́гать (bégatʹ, to run) → ‎добе́гаться (dobégatʹsja, to run until one runs into trouble)
    до- (do-) + ‎игра́ться (igrátʹsja, to play around) → ‎доигра́ться (doigrátʹsja, to play stupid games, win stupid prizes)
  4. (used with adjectives and nouns) pre-, ante- (earlier in time)
    до- (do-) + ‎истори́ческий (istoríčeskij, historic) → ‎доистори́ческий (doistoríčeskij, prehistoric)

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Ukrainian

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Alternative forms

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  • ді- (di-) (used in certain closed syllables)

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian до- (do-), from Old East Slavic до- (do-), from Proto-Slavic *do.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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до- (do-)

  1. (added to verbs) to, up to, until (indicates reaching a certain (often implied) point in space or time)
    до- (do-) + ‎бі́гти impf (bíhty, to run) → ‎добі́гти pf (dobíhty, to run (to; as far as), to get to, to reach)
    до- (do-) + ‎чека́ти impf (čekáty, to wait) → ‎дочека́ти pf (dočekáty, to wait until)
    до- (do-) + ‎рости́ impf (rostý, to grow) → ‎дорости́ pf (dorostý, to grow (to; as tall/high as), to reach (height, age, amount, etc.), to be old enough for/to)
  2. (added to verbs; usually combined with -ся (-sja)) indicates reaching a specific goal or result
    до- (do-) + ‎би́тися impf (býtysja, to fight) → ‎доби́тися pf (dobýtysja, to achieve, to attain, to gain)
    до- (do-) + ‎вести́ impf (vestý, to lead, to take) → ‎довести́ pf (dovestý, to prove, to evidence)
    до- (do-) + ‎мо́вити impf (móvyty, to say) + ‎-ся (-sja) → ‎домо́витися pf (domóvytysja, to agree on, to come to an agreement)
    до- (do-) + ‎працюва́ти impf (pracjuváty, to work) + ‎-ся (-sja) → ‎допрацюва́тися pf (dopracjuvátysja, to get promoted to, to work yourself into (grave, nervous breakdown, etc.))
  3. (added to verbs) indicates completion
    до- (do-) + ‎роби́ти impf (robýty, to do, to make, to work) → ‎дороби́ти pf (dorobýty, to finish doing, to finish working, to complete)
    до- (do-) + ‎би́ти impf (býty, to hit, to strike) → ‎доби́ти pf (dobýty, to finish off, to kill off, to finish)
    до- (do-) + ‎гра́ти impf (hráty, to play) → ‎догра́ти pf (dohráty, to finish playing, to be done playing)
    до- (do-) + ‎ї́сти impf (jísty, to eat) → ‎дої́сти pf (dojísty, to finish (meal), to eat (up))
  4. (added to verbs) indicates addition or furthering a previous process
    до- (do-) + ‎да́ти impf (dáty, to give) → ‎дода́ти pf (dodáty, to add)
    до- (do-) + ‎писа́ти impf (pysáty, to write) → ‎дописа́ти pf (dopysáty, to add (by writing))
    до- (do-) + ‎міша́ти impf (mišáty, to mix) → ‎доміша́ти pf (domišáty, to admix, to add (by mixing in))
  5. (added to nouns and adjectives) pre-, ante- (prior to in time)
    до- (do-) + ‎істо́рія f (istórija, to history) → ‎доісто́рія f (doistórija, prehistory)
    до- (do-) + ‎пото́п m (potóp, flood, deluge) + ‎-ний (-nyj) → ‎допото́пний (dopotópnyj, antediluvian)
    до- (do-) + ‎індустріа́льний (industriálʹnyj, industrial) → ‎доіндустріа́льний (doindustriálʹnyj, preindustrial)

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