pri-
Lithuanian
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Balto-Slavic *prei-; compare Latvian pie- (“at, with, to”), Proto-Slavic *pri-. From the preposition *prei, see priẽ for more.
Pronunciation
Prefix
pri-, prì-
- indicates an action done to completion
- mùšti (“beat”) → primùšti (“beat up, kill”)
- ver̃sti (“topple”) → priver̃sti (“force, impel”)
- done to a (large) quantity, intensive action; done to satisfaction or boredom
- indicates a bringing together, approach, join
- an action from the outside inwards
- done partially
- mir̃šti (“forget”) → primir̃šti (“forget a little”)
- gèsti (“go out”) → prigèsti (“dim”)
Derived terms
See also
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *pri-. Prefixed form of the preposition pri.
Pronunciation
Prefix
pri-
- Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings:
- (no change in meaning)
- towards, approaching
- pri- + letẹ́ti (“to fly”) → priletẹ́ti (“to fly up to”)
- to add
- on, attached
- to obtain by/through
- pri- + beráčiti (“to beg”) → priberáčiti (“to obtain by begging”)
- to a limited degree
- pri- + rẹ́zati (“to cut”) → prirẹ́zati (“to clip, to trim”)