з-

See also: з, ѕ, З, and ӟ

з- - Abkhaz

Alternative forms

  • с- (s-)
  • cы- (cə-)

Prefix

з- (z-)

  1. (1st person singular pronoun) I.

Usage notes

Used in some transitive verbs for 1st-person singular as the subject, instead of с- (s-).

  • усбоит → узбоитuzbojtʼI see you
  • исгоит → изгоитizgojtʼI take it
  • иузысгеит → иузызгеитiwzəzgejtʼI took it for you
  • исдыруеит → издыруеитizdərwejtʼI know it

з- - Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA: [z]

Alternative forms

  • зі- (zi-)
  • с- (s-)
  1. (used with verbs) attached to imperfective verbs to form the perfective aspect
  2. (used with verbs) together (indicates bringing together literally or abstractly)
  3. (used with verbs) down (indicates downward movement)
    • зі- (zi-) + йти́ impf (jtý, to go)зійти́ pf (zijtý, to go down, to descend)
    • з- (z-) + нести impf (nesty, to carry)знести́ pf (znestý, to carry down, to demolish)
    • з- (z-) + бити impf (byty, to hit, to strike)зби́ти pf (zbýty, to knock down, to down)
  4. (used with verbs) off, from (indicates removal or extraction from somewhere)
    • з- (z-) + -няти impf (-njaty, to take)зня́ти pf (znjáty, to take off)
    • з- (z-) + де́рти impf (dérty, to tear)зде́рти pf (zdérty, to tear off)
    • з- (z-) + чита́ти impf (čytáty, to read)зчита́ти pf (zčytáty, to read off, (computing) to read)
    • с- (s-) + писа́ти impf (pysáty, to write)списа́ти pf (spysáty, to copy, to plagiarize)
  5. (used to form adverbs) from
    • з- (z-) + гора́ (horá, top, mountain)згори́ (zhorý, from above)
    • з- (z-) + верх (verx, top)зве́рху (zvérxu, from above)
  6. (used to form prefixes)
    • з- (z-) + не (ne)зне- (zne-, dis-, de-)
    • с- (s-) + пів (piv, half)спів- (spiv-, co-)

Alternative forms

Prefix

з- (z-)

  1. (used with verbs) up, upward, upwards (indicates upward movement)
    • зі- (zi-) + йти impf (jty, to go)зійти́ pf (zijtý, to go up, to ascend)
    • з- (z-) + леті́ти impf (letíty, to fly)злеті́ти pf (zletíty, to fly up, to take off)
    • з- (z-) + вести impf (vesty, to lead, to take)звести́ pf (zvestý, to raise, to erect, to lift up, to cock (a trigger))
    • з- (z-) + рости́ти impf (rostýty, to grow, to raise)зрости́ти pf (zrostýty, to grow, to bring up)
    • з- (z-) + би́ти impf (býty, to beat)зби́ти pf (zbýty, to fluff (pillow), to whip, to whisk, to beat (eggs))
    • вс- (vs-) + ста́ти impf (státy, to stand)вста́ти pf (vstáty, to stand up, to rise, to wake up)
  2. (used with verbs) indicates suddenness, abruptness or intensity
    • з- (z-) + буди́ти impf (budýty, to wake (someone) up)збуди́ти pf (zbudýty, to excite, to arouse, to stimulate)
    • с- (s-) + кри́кнути pf (krýknuty, to shout out, to cry out)скри́кнути pf (skrýknuty, to shout out suddenly)
    • з- (z-) + о́йкати impf (ójkaty, to say "ouch")зо́йкати impf (zójkaty, to yelp)
    • с- (s-) + палахну́ти pf (palaxnúty, to inflame, to flash, to blaze)спалахну́ти pf (spalaxnúty, to blaze up, to burst into flames, to break out)
  3. (used with verbs) re-, back
    • с- (s-) + пам'ята́ти impf (pamʺjatáty, to)спам'ята́ти pf (spamʺjatáty, to remember, to recall)
    • з- (z-) + верну́ти impf (vernúty, to turn)зверну́ти pf (zvernúty, to turn back) (rare)
  4. (used to form nouns) next to, by, along
    • уз- (uz-) + гора́ (horá, mountain) + (-ja)узгір'я (uzhirʺja, hillside, hillslope)
    • уз- (uz-) + ліс (lis, forest) + (-ja)узлі́сся (uzlíssja, forest edge, woodland edge)
    • уз- (uz-) + бе́рег (béreh, bank, shore) + (-ja)узбере́жжя (uzberéžžja, coastline, seashore, littoral)
    • уз- (uz-) + голова́ (holová, head) + (-ja)узголо́в'я (uzholóvʺja, bedhead, head of the bed)
  5. (used to form adverbs/prepositions) along
    • уз- (uz-) + до́вгий (dóvhyj, long)уздо́вж (uzdóvž, lengthwise, lengthways, along)
    • на- (na-) + вс- (vs-) + пак (pak, back)навспа́к (navspák, back, backward, backwards) (dialectal)

Alternative forms

  • із- (iz-)
  • іс- (is-)
  • с- (s-)

Prefix

з- (z-)

  1. (used with verbs) indicates full extent, intensity or full completion
    • з- (z-) + ї́здити impf (jízdyty, to go)з'ї́здити pf (zʺjízdyty, to have gone/traveled everywhere)
    • с- (s-) + писа́ти impf (pysáty, to fly)списа́ти pf (spysáty, to write all over, to fill with writing)
    • іс- (is-) + -пи́тувати impf (-pýtuvaty, to ask)іспи́тувати impf (ispýtuvaty, to test, to trial)
    • з- (z-) + -міни́ти impf (-minýty, to change)зміни́ти pf (zminýty, to change, to alter, to modify)
    • з- (z-) + cуши́ти impf (cušýty, to dry)зсуши́ти pf (zsušýty, to dry out, to desiccate, to exhaust)
  2. (used with verbs) ex-, out (indicates elimination, exhaustion or brining to an end)
    • з- (z-) + вести́ impf (vestý, to lead, to drive)звести́ pf (zvestý, to exterminate, to torment, to waste)
    • з- (z-) + жи́ти impf (žýty, to live)зжи́ти pf (zžýty, to get rid of, to eradicate)
    • с- (s-) + -корени́ти impf (-korenýty, to root)скорени́ти pf (skorenýty, to eradicate, to root out)
    • з- (z-) + ни́кнути impf (nýknuty, to droop, to wilt)зни́кнути pf (znýknuty, to disappear, to perish)
  3. (used with verbs, obsolete or dialectal) ex-, out (indicates outward movement)
    • з- (z-) + ходи́ти impf (xodýty, to walk)зхо́дити impf (zxódyty, to leave)
  4. (used to form adverbs) from
  5. (used to form prepositions) from
    • з- (z-) + за (za, behind)з-за (z-za, from behind, because of)
    • з- (z-) + під (pid, under)з-під (z-pid, from under)

Derived terms

Ukrainian terms prefixed with з-
Meaning and Definition of з-
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