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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Church Slavonic за- (za-), from Proto-Slavic *za.

    Pronunciation

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    за- • (za-)

    1. (used with verbs) to begin doing (an action; the onset of an action)
    2. (used with verbs) to begin doing something gradually (slow, progressive development of an action or state)
    3. (used with verbs) to achieve a direct result (bringing an action to a concrete outcome)
    4. (used with verbs) to enter a state (becoming what is expressed by the base word)
    5. (used with verbs) to cause someone or something to become a certain way (making an object acquire the quality expressed by the base word)
    6. (used with verbs) over, around, or on the surface (performing the action over or around an object)
    7. (used with verbs) to attach, fasten, or connect (joining or fixing one thing to another)
    8. (used with verbs) towards or beyond a boundary (directing an action across a limit or threshold)
    9. (used with verbs) to divert or turn aside (changing the direction of an action)
    10. (used with verbs) to reverse the result of an action (bringing about an effect opposite to that of the base verb)
    11. (used with verbs) to do something intensely or for a long time (prolonged or deepened engagement in an action)
    12. (used with verbs) perfectivizes verbs (forms the perfective aspect without changing the base meaning)

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    References

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

    Macedonian

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *za.

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    Prefix

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    за- • (za-)

    1. (used with verbs) to begin doing (describing an action of commencing)
    2. (used with verbs) perfectivizes verbs
    3. (used with verbs) describing an intensified or extreme action or an action of doing something up to the point that an object becomes junk

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    Old Church Slavonic

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *za.

      Prefix

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      за- • (za-)

      1. (used with verbs) to begin doing (describing an action of commencing)
      2. (used with verbs) behind, beyond
      3. (used with verbs) perfectivizes verbs

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      Pannonian Rusyn

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      Etymology

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        Inherited from Old Slovak za-, from Proto-Slavic *za-.

        Pronunciation

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        Prefix

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        за- (za-)

        1. denotes completion of the action
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎садзиц (sadzic) → ‎засадзиц (zasadzic)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎шац (šac) → ‎зашац (zašac)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎вязац (vjazac) → ‎завязац (zavjazac)
        2. denotes beginning of the action
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎плакац (plakac) → ‎заплакац (zaplakac)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎шпивац (špivac) → ‎зашпивац (zašpivac)
        3. denotes performing of the action on a larger scale
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎бешедовац (bešedovac) → ‎забешедовац ше (zabešedovac še)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎шедзиц (šedzic) → ‎зашедзиц ше (zašedzic še)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎робиц (robic) → ‎заробиц ше (zarobic še)
        4. denotes performing of the action on a smaller scale
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎єсц (jesc) → ‎заєсц (zajesc)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎кушиц (kušic) → ‎закушиц (zakušic)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎провадзиц (provadzic) → ‎запровадзиц (zaprovadzic)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎бегац (behac) → ‎забегнуц (zabehnuc)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎нєсц (njesc) → ‎занєсц (zanjesc)
        5. denotes an action not going in the desired direction
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎блукац (blukac) → ‎заблукац (zablukac)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎читац (čitac) → ‎зачитац ше (začitac še)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎лєзнуц (ljeznuc) → ‎залєзнуц (zaljeznuc)
        6. denotes an action moving behind something
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎исц (isc) → ‎зайсц (zajsc)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎хпац (xpac) → ‎захпац (zaxpac)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎цагнуц (cahnuc) → ‎зацагнуц ше (zacahnuc še)
        7. denotes hiding or covering of something
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎муровац (murovac) → ‎замуровац (zamurovac)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎фарбиц (farbic) → ‎зафарбиц (zafarbic)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎малтеровац (malterovac) → ‎замалтеровац (zamalterovac)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎криц (kric) → ‎закриц (zakric)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎градзиц (hradzic) → ‎заградзиц (zahradzic)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎везц (vezc) → ‎завезц (zavezc)
        8. denotes an action encompassing the subject
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎лапиц (lapic) → ‎залапиц (zalapic)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎правиц (pravic) → ‎заправиц (zapravic)
        9. denotes becoming what the meaning of the base is, moving into a new state
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎пшец (pšec) → ‎запшец (zapšec)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎шаплавиц (šaplavic) → ‎зашаплавиц (zašaplavic)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎роснуц (rosnuc) → ‎зароснуц (zarosnuc)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎гуснуц (husnuc) → ‎загуснуц (zahusnuc)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎хладнуц (xladnuc) → ‎захладнуц (zaxladnuc)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎церпнуц (cerpnuc) → ‎зацерпнуц (zacerpnuc)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎млєц (mljec) → ‎замлєц (zamljec)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎думац (dumac) → ‎задумац (zadumac)
        10. denotes changing of status of an item
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎стругац (struhac) → ‎застругац (zastruhac)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎нїтовац (njitovac) → ‎занїтовац (zanjitovac)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎плєсц (pljesc) → ‎заплєсц (zapljesc)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎чесац (česac) → ‎зачесац (začesac)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎гласкац (hlaskac) → ‎загласкац (zahlaskac)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎лїчиц (ljičic) → ‎залїчиц (zaljičic)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎глобиц (hlobic) → ‎заглобиц (zahlobic)
        11. denotes being paid or rewarded for work
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎служиц (služic) → ‎заслужиц (zaslužic)
          ‎за- (za-) + ‎робиц (robic) → ‎заробиц (zarobic)
        12. (with nouns) trans-

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        Russian

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        Etymology

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          Inherited from Proto-Slavic *za.

          Pronunciation

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          • IPA(key): [zə]
          • IPA(key): [zɐ] (before a stressed syllable)
          • IPA(key): [ˈza] (when stressed)

          Prefix

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          за- • (za-)

          1. (used with verbs) behind, beyond
            ‎за- (za-) + ‎-йти́ impf (-jtí, “to go”) → ‎зайти́ pf (zajtí, “to go behind, to go beyond; to call on”)
          2. (used with verbs) to begin doing (describing an action of commencing)
            ‎за- (za-) + ‎говори́ть impf (govorítʹ, “to speak”) → ‎заговори́ть pf (zagovorítʹ, “to begin to speak”)
          3. (used with verbs) in advance (describing an action of doing something ahead of time)
            ‎за- (za-) + ‎гото́вить impf (gotóvitʹ, “to prepare”) → ‎загото́вить pf (zagotóvitʹ, “to prepare”)
          4. (used with verbs) perfectivizes verbs
            ‎за- (za-) + ‎бетони́ровать impf (betonírovatʹ, “to concrete”) → ‎забетони́ровать pf (zabetonírovatʹ, “to concrete”)
            ‎за- (za-) + ‎по́лнить impf (pólnitʹ, “to fill”) (now archaic, not to be confused with полни́ть (polnítʹ)) → ‎запо́лнить pf (zapólnitʹ, “to fill”)
            ‎за- (za-) + ‎асфальти́ровать impf (asfalʹtírovatʹ, “to asphalt, to resurface”) → ‎заасфальти́ровать pf (zaasfalʹtírovatʹ, “to asphalt, to resurface”)
            ‎за- (za-) + ‎бели́ть impf (belítʹ, “to whitewash, to whiten”) → ‎забели́ть pf (zabelítʹ, “to whitewash, to whiten”)
          5. (used with verbs) to the finish, to the end (describing a completed result)
            ‎за- (za-) + ‎верши́ть impf (veršítʹ, “to manage, control, direct”) (literary) → ‎заверши́ть pf (zaveršítʹ, “to finish, complete, accomplish”)
          6. (used with verbs) describing an action of covering something, of being covered, or hiding behind something
            ‎за- (za-) + ‎ржа́веть, ржаве́ть impf (ržávetʹ, ržavétʹ, “to become rusty”) → ‎заржа́веть, заржаве́ть pf (zaržávetʹ, zaržavétʹ, “to become rusty (as an emphasis, by being covered with rust)”)
            ‎за- (za-) + ‎целова́ть impf (celovátʹ, “to kiss”) → ‎зацелова́ть pf (zacelovátʹ, “to cover with kisses (denoting kissing many times, that one's body is fully covered with kisses)”)
          7. (used with verbs) describing an intensified or extreme action or an action of doing something up to the point that an object becomes junk
            ‎за- (za-) + ‎чита́ть impf (čitátʹ, “to read”) → ‎зачита́ть pf (začitátʹ, “to read (a book, as well as not returning it back; until it becomes all torn apart; simply reading out loud, denoting that the loud voice is a sign of intensified or extreme action)”)
            ‎за- (za-) + ‎сиде́ть impf (sidétʹ, “to sit”) → ‎засиде́ться pf (zasidétʹsja, “to sit down, to stay for quite a long time (denoting that the long duration of sitting is a sign of intensified or extreme action)”)
            ‎за- (za-) + ‎ду́мать impf (dúmatʹ, “to think”) → ‎заду́мать pf (zadúmatʹ, “to devise”)
          8. (used with verbs) describing an action that implies the existence of barriers, obstacles, or hindrance
            ‎за- (za-) + ‎баллоти́ровать impf (ballotírovatʹ, “to vote (for someone)”) → ‎забаллоти́ровать pf (zaballotírovatʹ, “to fail to elect”)
            ‎за- (za-) + ‎держа́ть impf (deržátʹ, “to hold, keep, support”) → ‎задержа́ть pf (zaderžátʹ, “to detain, delay”)
          9. (with a reflexive verb) to do with abandonment
            ‎за- (za-) + ‎говори́ть impf (govorítʹ, “to speak”) + ‎-ся (-sja) → ‎заговори́ться pf (zagovorítʹsja, “to spout nonsense; to rattle on; to have a long talk with, forgetting the time”)
          10. (used with nouns, in place names) trans-
            ‎за- (za-) + ‎Карпа́ты (Karpáty, “Carpathians”) + ‎-ье (-ʹje) → ‎Закарпа́тье (Zakarpátʹje, “Transcarpathia”)
            ‎за- (za-) + ‎Кавка́з (Kavkáz, “Caucasus”) + ‎-ье (-ʹje) → ‎Закавка́зье (Zakavkázʹje, “Transcaucasia”)

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          Ukrainian

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          Etymology

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            Inherited from Proto-Slavic *za.

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            за- • (za-)

            1. (used with verbs) behind, beyond
              ‎за- (za-) + ‎йти́ impf (jtý, “to go”) → ‎зайти́ pf (zajtý, “to go behind, to go beyond; to call on”)
            2. (used with verbs) to begin doing (describing an action of commencing)
              ‎за- (za-) + ‎говори́ти impf (hovorýty, “to speak”) → ‎заговори́ти pf (zahovorýty, “to begin to speak”)
            3. (used with verbs) in advance (describing an action of doing something ahead of time)
              ‎за- (za-) + ‎готувати impf (hotuvaty, “to prepare”) → ‎заготувати pf (zahotuvaty, “to prepare”)
            4. (used with verbs) perfectivizes verbs
              ‎за- (za-) + ‎бетонувати impf (betonuvaty, “to concrete”) → ‎забетонувати pf (zabetonuvaty, “to concrete”)
              ‎за- (za-) + ‎по́внити impf (póvnyty, “to fill”) (now archaic, not to be confused with повни́ти (povnýty)) → ‎запо́внити pf (zapóvnyty, “to fill”)
              ‎за- (za-) + ‎асфальтувати impf (asfalʹtuvaty, “to asphalt, to resurface”) → ‎заасфальтувати pf (zaasfalʹtuvaty, “to asphalt, to resurface”)
              ‎за- (za-) + ‎біли́ти impf (bilýty, “to whitewash, to whiten”) → ‎забіли́ти pf (zabilýty, “to whitewash, to whiten”)
            5. (used with verbs) to the finish, to the end (describing a completed result)
              ‎за- (za-) + ‎верши́ти impf (veršýty, “to manage, control, direct”) (literary) → ‎заве́ршити pf (zavéršyty, “to finish, complete, accomplish”)
            6. (used with verbs) describing an action of covering something, of being covered, or hiding behind something
              ‎за- (za-) + ‎іржа́віти impf (iržávity, “to become rusty”) → ‎заіржавіти pf (zairžavity, “to become rusty (as an emphasis, by being covered with rust)”)
              ‎за- (za-) + ‎цілува́ти impf (ciluváty, “to kiss”) → ‎зацілува́ти pf (zaciluváty, “to cover with kisses (denoting kissing many times, that one's body is fully covered with kisses)”)
            7. (used with verbs) describing an intensified or extreme action or an action of doing something up to the point that an object becomes junk
              ‎за- (za-) + ‎чита́ти impf (čytáty, “to read”) → ‎зачита́ти pf (začytáty, “to read (a book, as well as not returning it back; until it becomes all torn apart; simply reading out loud, denoting that the loud voice is a sign of intensified or extreme action)”)
              ‎за- (za-) + ‎сидіти impf (sydity, “to sit”) → ‎засидітися pf (zasyditysja, “to sit down, to stay for quite a long time (denoting that the long duration of sitting is a sign of intensified or extreme action)”)
              ‎за- (za-) + ‎ду́мати impf (dúmaty, “to think”) → ‎заду́мати pf (zadúmaty, “to devise”)
            8. (used with verbs) describing an action that implies the existence of barriers, obstacles, or hindrance
              ‎за- (za-) + ‎балотувати impf (balotuvaty, “to vote (for someone)”) → ‎забалотувати pf (zabalotuvaty, “to fail to elect”)
              ‎за- (za-) + ‎трима́ти impf (trymáty, “to hold, keep, support”) → ‎затри́мати pf (zatrýmaty, “to detain, delay”)
            9. (with a reflexive verb) to do with abandonment
              ‎за- (za-) + ‎говори́ти impf (hovorýty, “to speak”) + ‎-ся (-sja) → ‎заговори́тися pf (zahovorýtysja, “to spout nonsense; to rattle on; to have a long talk with, forgetting the time”)
            10. (used with nouns, in place names) trans-
              ‎за- (za-) + ‎Карпа́ти (Karpáty, “Carpathians”) + ‎-тя (-tja) → ‎Закарпа́ття (Zakarpáttja, “Transcarpathia”)
              ‎за- (za-) + ‎Кавка́з (Kavkáz, “Caucasus”) + ‎-зя (-zja) → ‎Закавка́ззя (Zakavkázzja, “Transcaucasia”)

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