pa-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "pa"
Albanian edit
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
pa-
Derived terms edit
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pa-.
Prefix edit
pa-
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- pa- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Hawaiian edit
Prefix edit
pa-
- Alternative spelling of pā-
Latvian edit
Prefix edit
pa-
- Usually found on verbs (and their derived nouns or adjectives) with the meaning 'under' or 'for a short time' (like Lithuanian pa- or Russian по- (po-)).
Derived terms edit
Lithuanian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *pa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó (“off, away”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *po (“after, by”); see there for more.
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
pa-
- Comes along with po 'after', e.g. Grybšt pa-grybšt - grybšnis po grybšnio, bearing meanings 'after', 'definite', 'slight':
- (with verbs expressing movement) Describes an action's movement under something; under-
- (with verbs) Describes a briefly lasting action
- (with verbs) Describes an action's smallness
- (with verbs) Describes the ability or means to do something
- (with verbs) Describes a meaning specific to the verb
- (with nouns) Describes a place or thing that is under or near to
- (with nouns) Describes approximate time
Makasar edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pa-, from Proto-Austronesian *pa-.
Prefix edit
pa-
- causative prefix
Derived terms edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pa-.
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
pa-
- (dated) affects the definition in various ways, mostly seen in inherited or borrowed words, no longer a produtive prefix
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- pa- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak edit
Prefix edit
pa-
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “pa-”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Swahili edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Bantu *pà-.
Prefix edit
pa-
- The prefix for noun class 16 denoting locatives (position at a place).
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Bantu *pá-.
Prefix edit
pa-
- there, pa class(XVI) subject concord
- verb-initial form of -pa- (“there, pa class(XVI) object concord”)
See also edit
Swahili verbal concords (third person)
Class | Subject concord | Object concord | Relative | |
---|---|---|---|---|
affirmative | negative | |||
m(I) | a-, yu- | ha-, hayu- | -m-, -mw-, -mu- | -ye |
wa(II) | wa- | hawa- | -wa- | -o |
m(III) | u- | hau- | -u- | -o |
mi(IV) | i- | hai- | -i- | -yo |
ji(V) | li- | hali- | -li- | -lo |
ma(VI) | ya- | haya- | -ya- | -yo |
ki(VII) | ki- | haki- | -ki- | -cho |
vi(VIII) | vi- | havi- | -vi- | -vyo |
n(IX) | i- | hai- | -i- | -yo |
n(X) | zi- | hazi- | -zi- | -zo |
u(XI) | u- | hau- | -u- | -o |
ku(XV/XVII) | ku- | haku- | -ku- | -ko |
pa(XVI) | pa- | hapa- | -pa- | -po |
mu(XVIII) | m-, mw-, mu- | ham-, hamw-, hamu- | -mu- | -mo |
For a full table including first and second person, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns. |
Etymology 3 edit
Prefix edit
pa-
- Contraction of pa- + -a- (“pa class(XVI) gnomic”).
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Philippine *pa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pa-, from Proto-Austronesian *pa-.
Prefix edit
pa- (Baybayin spelling ᜉ)
- adverbial prefix - indicates process of performing the action of the verb
- reduced form of paki- or magpa-
- Patapon naman 'to sa basurahan.
- Could you please throw this to the trash can?
- noun prefix - indicates an object that is ordered or requested to be processed according to the root word
- (informal) indication of direction
- Pa-Espanya ako.
- I'm heading for Spain.
Derived terms edit
Volapük edit
Prefix edit
pa-