по-
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Macedonian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
по- • (po-)
- A prefix indicating the delimitative aspect.
- A prefix indicating the perfective aspect.
- A comparative prefix in adjectives and adverbs.
Derived terms[edit]
Nanai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Tungusic *pubi-, compare Evenki хунами (hunami).
Verb[edit]
по- (poo-)
- to saw
Old Church Slavonic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *po- prefix, from Proto-Slavic *po.
Prefix[edit]
по- • (po-)
- A prefix indicating the perfective aspect.
- for a while, a little (see delimitative aspect)
- по- (po-) + говорити impf (govoriti, “to talk”) → поговорити pf (pogovoriti, “to have a talk, to talk a little”)
- place names
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- по (po)
Russian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
по- or по́- • (po- or pó-)
- perfective aspect
- (rare) imperfective aspect
- for a while, a little (see delimitative aspect)
- по- (po-) + говори́ть impf (govorítʹ, “to talk”) → поговори́ть pf (pogovorítʹ, “to have a talk, to talk a little”)
- по- (po-) + лу́чше (lúčše, “better”) → полу́чше (polúčše, “a little better”)
- place names
Usage notes[edit]
- The stressed variant is found in the following situations:
- the past participle of verbs with a one-syllable root ending in -ать, -нуть and some others: e.g. по́жранный (póžrannyj) from пожра́ть (požrátʹ, “to devour”), по́гнанный (pógnannyj) from погна́ть (pognátʹ, “to drive”), по́гнутый (pógnutyj) from погну́ть (pognútʹ, “to bend”), по́литый (pólityj)/поли́тый (polítyj) from поли́ть (polítʹ, “to pour, to water”);
- the past tense of some verbs with a one-syllable root: e.g. по́лил, поли́л (pólil, políl, masculine singular past tense) from поли́ть (polítʹ, “to pour, to water”), по́мер (pómer, masculine singular past tense) from помере́ть (pomerétʹ, “to die (colloquial)”), по́дал, пода́л (pódal, podál, masculine singular past tense) from пода́ть (podátʹ, “to give, to serve (food), to deliver (a vehicle)”);
- some deverbal nouns: e.g. по́вод (póvod, “cause, reason”) from води́ть (vodítʹ, “to lead”), по́греб (pógreb, “cellar”) from погрести́ (pogrestí, “to bury, to inter”), по́езд (pójezd, “train”) from е́здить (jézditʹ, “to ride, to drive”);
- some adverbs: e.g. по́верху (póverxu, “on top, on the surface (colloquial)”), по́пусту (pópustu, “to no purpose, for nothing (colloquial)”).
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- по (po)
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Prefix[edit]
по-
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Derived terms[edit]
Categories:
- Macedonian 1-syllable words
- Macedonian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Macedonian oxytone terms
- Macedonian lemmas
- Macedonian prefixes
- Nanai terms inherited from Proto-Tungusic
- Nanai terms derived from Proto-Tungusic
- Nanai lemmas
- Nanai verbs
- Old Church Slavonic terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Old Church Slavonic terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Old Church Slavonic lemmas
- Old Church Slavonic prefixes
- Russian 1-syllable words
- Russian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Russian lemmas
- Russian prefixes
- Russian verbal prefixes
- Russian terms with rare senses
- Russian terms with usage examples
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian prefixes