пре-

See also: пре and Appendix:Variations of "pre"

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *per-.

Prefix

пре- • (pre-)

1. too, overly, excessively

   ‎пре- (pre-) + ‎голем (golem, “big”) → ‎преголем (pregolem, “too big”)

2. re-, again

   ‎пре- (pre-) + ‎прати (prati, “to send”) → ‎препрати (preprati, “to resend, forward”)

3. across, over, through

   ‎пре- (pre-) + ‎качи (kači, “to climb”) → ‎прекачи (prekači, “to climb over”)

   ‎пре- (pre-) + ‎носи (nosi, “to carry”) → ‎пренесе (prenese, “to transfer, transport, carry across”)

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic пре- (pre-), прѣ- (prě-), from Proto-Slavic *per-. Compare native пере- (pere-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prʲɪ]
• IPA^(key): [ˈprʲe] (when stressed)

Prefix

пре- or пре́- • (pre- or pré-)

1. (used with verbs) over, across

   ‎пре- (pre-) + ‎враща́ть (vraščátʹ, “to rotate, to turn”) → ‎превраща́ть (prevraščátʹ, “to convert, to turn into”)

   ‎пре- (pre-) + ‎поднести́ (podnestí, “to bring, to offer”) → ‎преподнести́ (prepodnestí, “to present”)

   ‎пре- (pre-) + ‎облада́ть (obladátʹ, “to possess, to own”) → ‎преоблада́ть (preobladátʹ, “to prevail, to predominate”)

2. (used with adjectives) most, very (superlative degree)

   ‎пре- (pre-) + ‎до́брый (dóbryj, “kind, good”) → ‎предо́брый (predóbryj, “most kind”)

   ‎пре- (pre-) + ‎(archaic) кра́сный (krásnyj, “beautiful”) → ‎прекра́сный (prekrásnyj, “most beautiful”)

   ‎пре- (pre-) + ‎драго́й (dragój, “dear”) → ‎предраго́й (predragój)

   ‎пре- (pre-) + ‎скве́рный (skvérnyj, “bad, foul”) → ‎прескве́рный (preskvérnyj, “very bad”)

Derived terms

Russian terms prefixed with пре-