роз-

See also: роз

Russian

Alternative forms

• ро́с- (rós-) (before a voiceless consonant)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orz-. Doublet of раз- (raz-), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈroz]

Prefix

ро́з- • (róz-)

1. Stressed equivalent of раз- (raz-). Found primarily in deverbal nouns and past passive participles.

   разыска́ть (razyskátʹ, “to search for”) → ро́зыск (rózysk, “search”)

   разыгра́ть (razygrátʹ, “to perform”) → ро́зыгрыш (rózygryš, “(sports) competition”)

   разня́ть (raznjátʹ, “to separate, to pull apart”) → рознь (roznʹ, “discord, strife”) (compare also ро́зно (rózno, “separately, apart (obsolete)”))

   раз- (raz-) + deverbal from гове́ть (govétʹ, “to prepare for Communion by fasting”) → ро́зговенье (rózgovenʹje, “first day after a fast”)

   разда́ть (razdátʹ, “to distribute”) → ро́зданный (rózdannyj, “distributed”, past passive participle)