Belarusian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pra-.

Prefix

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пра- (pra-)

  1. great-
    пра- (pra-) + ‎дзед (dzjed, grandfather) → ‎прадзед (pradzjed, great-grandfather)
  2. proto-
    пра- (pra-) + ‎славянскі (slavjanski, Slavic) → ‎праславянскі (praslavjanski, Proto-Slavic)

Etymology 2

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From the Proto-Slavic *pro- prefix, from Proto-Slavic *pro. See also пра (pra).

Prefix

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пра- (pra-)

  1. (used with verbs) through, past (describing an action of passing through a space or an object)
    пра- (pra-) + ‎ісці impf (isci) + ‎to go pf (to go through, to pass by) → ‎прайсці (prajsci)
    пра- (pra-) + ‎ступа́ць impf (stupácʹ, to tread, step) → ‎праступа́ць pf (prastupácʹ, to exude, ooze (in a metaphorical sense))
  2. (used with verbs) describing an action of covering a whole object
    пра- (pra-) + ‎са́ліць impf (sálicʹ, to grease, apply oil onto something) → ‎праса́ліць pf (prasálicʹ, to cover something with oil completely)
  3. (used with verbs) describing an action of passing by an entity and moving further from an entity
    пра- (pra-) + ‎пусціць pf (puscicʹ, to let) → ‎прапусціць pf (prapuscicʹ, to let pass through)
  4. (used with verbs) describing an action that entails completeness, exhaustiveness, or accuracy
    пра- (pra-) + ‎штудзі́раваць impf (študzíravacʹ, to study (in a form of researching)) → ‎праштудзі́раваць pf (praštudzíravacʹ, to study thoroughly)
  5. (used with verbs) describing a momentary action with a short duration
    пра- (pra-) + ‎вішчаць impf (viščacʹ, to squeal) → ‎правішчаць pf (praviščacʹ, to squeal (momentarily for a short time))
  6. (used with verbs) describing an action that lasts for a certain period of time
    пра- (pra-) + ‎чака́ць impf (čakácʹ, to wait) → ‎прачака́ць pf (pračakácʹ, to wait (for a while, for some time))
    пра- (pra-) + ‎працава́ць impf (pracavácʹ, to work) → ‎прапрацава́ць pf (prapracavácʹ, to work (for a while, for some time))
    пра- (pra-) + ‎сядзе́ць impf (sjadzjécʹ, to sit) → ‎прасе́дзець pf (prasjédzjecʹ, to sit (for a while, for some time))
  7. (used with verbs) describing an action that describes losses, expenses, wasting, or forgetting
    пра- (pra-) + ‎па́сці impf (pásci, to fall) (figuratively) → ‎прапа́сці pf (prapásci, to get lost)
  8. (used with nouns) describing a state of being that is located between two entities or among more than two entities
    пра- (pra-) + ‎між (miž, between) + ‎-ак (-ak) → ‎праме́жак (pramjéžak, interval)

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pra-.

Prefix

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пра- (pra-)

  1. great-
    пра- (pra-) + ‎дядо (djado, grandfather) → ‎прадядо (pradjado, great-grandfather)
  2. proto-
    пра- (pra-) + ‎славянски (slavjanski, Slavic) → ‎праславянски (praslavjanski, Proto-Slavic)

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Further reading

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  • пра-”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pra-.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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пра- (pra-)

  1. great- (of ancestors and descendants)
  2. proto-

Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pra-.

Pronunciation

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пра- (pra-)

  1. great (when used with ancestors and descendants)
    пра- (pra-) + ‎дед (ded, grandfather) → ‎пра́дед (práded, great-grandfather)
  2. ur-, proto- (primitive, original)
    пра- (pra-) + ‎славя́нский (slavjánskij, Slavic) → ‎праславя́нский (praslavjánskij, Proto-Slavic)
    пра- (pra-) + ‎восточнославя́нский (vostočnoslavjánskij, East Slavic) → ‎правосточнославя́нский (pravostočnoslavjánskij, Old East Slavic) (relational)

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pra-.

Prefix

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пра- (pra-)

  1. great-
    пра- (pra-) + ‎дід (did, grandfather) → ‎прадід (pradid, great-grandfather)
  2. proto-
    пра- (pra-) + ‎слов'янський (slovʺjansʹkyj, Slavic) → ‎праслов'янський (praslovʺjansʹkyj, Proto-Slavic)

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