паў-

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• поў- (poŭ-) — stressed
• paŭ-, poŭ- — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic полъ (polŭ), from Proto-Slavic *polъ (“half”). Compare Polish pół-, Russian пол- (pol-), Ukrainian пів- (piv-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pau̯]

Prefix

паў- • (paŭ-)

1. hemi-, semi-, half-

Derived terms

• напаў- (napaŭ-)
• спаў- (spaŭ-)

 

Belarusian terms prefixed with паў-

Related terms

• палаві́на (palavína)

References

• “паў...”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)