pra-
Czech
Etymology
From Old Czech pra- (“before (in time)”).[1]
Pronunciation
Prefix
pra-
- great- (removed by one generation from)
- pra- + dědeček → pradědeček (“great-grandfather”)
- pra- + babička → prababička (“great-grandmother”)
- fore- (ancestor)
- primaeval, primary
- (linguistics) proto-
- pra- + čeština → pračeština (“Proto-Czech”)
- pra- + slovanština → praslovanština (“Proto-Slavic”)
- Synonym: proto-
- very, extremely (intensifying the meaning of the original adjective)
- pra- + podivný → prapodivný (“very strange”)
- pra- + malý → pramalý (“extremely small”)
Derived terms
Related terms
- (very): prach-
References
Further reading
Esperanto
Etymology
From Latin pro-, from Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
pra-
- ur-; primitive; primordial; prehistoric
- fore-
- great-
- pra- + avo (“grandfather”) → praavo (“great-grandfather”)
- pra- + onklino (“aunt”) → praonklino (“great-aunt”)
- pra- + nepo (“grandson”) → pranepo (“great-grandson”)
Derived terms
Polish
Prefix
pra-
- proto-, pre-, ur-
- prepended to ancestors before grandparents; great-
- pra- + dziadek → pradziadek (“great-grandfather”)
- pra- + babcia → prababcia (“great-grandmother”)
- prepended to descendants after grandchildren
- pra- + wnuk → prawnuk (“great-grandson”)
- pra- + wnuczka → prawnuczka (“great-granddaughter”)
Derived terms
Further reading
Serbo-Croatian
Prefix
pra- (Cyrillic spelling пра-)
- appended to ancestors before grandparents
- ur-; primitive; primordial; prehistoric
- pra- + postojbina → prapostojbina (“urheimat”)
- pra- + ìstōrija → praistorija (“prehistory”)
Derived terms
See also
Slovak
Prefix
pra-
- great- (removed by one generation from)
- (linguistics) proto-
- pra- + slovanština → praslovanština
Derived terms
Slovene
Pronunciation
Prefix
prȃ-
- great- (removed by one generation from)
- (linguistics) proto-
- pra- + slovanščina → praslovanščina
Derived terms
Further reading
- “pra-”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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