za-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "za"

Czech

Prefix

1. A prefix.
2. Forms adjectives referring to places

   • Zakarpatsko — Transcarpathia
   • Zakavkazsko — Transcaucasia

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with za-

Derived terms

• zabudovat
• začarovat
• zadrhnout
• zahrát
• zaklít
• zakročit
• zalyžovat
• zamávat
• zamluvit
• zamočit
• zamořit
• zamračit

• zamýšlet
• zanést
• zanořit
• zaplavat
• zapojit
• zasklít
• zaskočit
• zaslat
• zasunout
• zazimovat

Further reading

• Template:R:Slovnik afixu

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Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *jíá-.

Prefix

za-

1. of; class 8 possessive concord.
2. of; class 10 possessive concord.

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Polish

Prefix

za-

1. Forms perfective semelfactive verbs, usually indicating a thorough or irreversible action

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with za-

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Serbo-Croatian

Prefix

za- (Cyrillic spelling за-)

1. Prefix prepended to adjectives to create an adjective denoting a finished action.

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Slovene

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /za-/

Prefix

za-

1. Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings:
   1. (no change in meaning)

      ‎za- + ‎čutīti (“to feel”) → ‎začutīti (“to feel”)

   2. moving behind

      ‎za- + ‎īti (“to go”) → ‎zaíti (“to set (of the sun)”)

   3. moving into

      ‎za- + ‎brésti (“to wade”) → ‎zabrésti (“to wade into”)

   4. to begin, to start (inchoative)

      ‎za- + ‎díhati (“to breathe”) → ‎zadíhati (“to start to breathe”)

   5. in error, to a loss

      ‎za- + ‎īti (“to go”) → ‎zaíti (“to go astray”)

      ‎za- + ‎kọ̑ckati (“to play dice”) → ‎zakọ̑ckati (“to gamble away”)

   6. (reflexive) for a long time, too long

      ‎za- + ‎govorīti (“to speak”) → ‎zagovorīti (“to talk for a long time/too long”)

   7. to cover, to fill

      ‎za- + ‎mésti (“to snow”) → ‎zamésti (“to snow in, to cover in snow”)

Derived terms

Slovene terms prefixed with za-

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Southern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *jíá-.

Prefix

za-

1. of; class 8 possessive concord.
2. of; class 10 possessive concord.

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Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *jíá-.

Prefix

za-

1. of; class 8 possessive concord.
2. of; class 10 possessive concord.

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Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni [Term?], from Proto-Bantu *jíá-.

Prefix

za-

1. of; class 8 possessive concord.
2. of; class 10 possessive concord.

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “za-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “za-”