do-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "do"

Czech

Prefix

1. A prefix, usually indicating a destination or a completed action or state.

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with do-

Further reading

• Template:R:Slovnik afixu

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish do-, du-, from Proto-Celtic *dus-, from Proto-Indo-European *dus-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɔ/

Prefix

do-

1. impossible, extremely difficult

   Antonym: in-

2. to
3. ill, evil

   Antonym: so-

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with do-

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
do-	dho-	ndo-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “do-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “do-, du-”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish do-, du-.

Prefix

do-

1. non-, un-

Derived terms

Manx terms prefixed with do-

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “do-, du-”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *dus-, from Proto-Indo-European *dus-.

Alternative forms

• du-

Prefix

do-

1. impossible, extremely difficult
2. to
3. ill, evil

Derived terms

Old Irish terms prefixed with do-

Antonyms

• so-, su-

Etymology 2

Prefix

do-

1. pretonic form of dí-
2. pretonic form of to-

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
do-	do- pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/	ndo-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “do-, du-”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Polish

Prefix

do-

1. further, additionally
2. completing something unfinished

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with do-

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish do-, du-.

Prefix

do-

1. un-

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms prefixed with do-

See also

• ao-
• mì-
• eu-
• neo-

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “do-, du-”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *do-. Prefixed form of the preposition do.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔ-/

Prefix

do-

1. Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings:
   1. to finish

      ‎do- + ‎zídati (“to build”) → ‎dozídati (“to finish building”)

   2. up to, to reach

      ‎do- + ‎téči (“to run”) → ‎dotéči (“to catch up with”)

   3. to add

      ‎do- + ‎líti (“to pour”) → ‎dolíti (“to add by pouring”)

Derived terms

Slovene terms prefixed with do-