z-

See also: Appendix: Variations of "z"

Translingual

Prefix

z-

1. (SI prefix) Abbreviation of zepto- (“10⁻²¹”).

   Coordinate term: Z-

English

Prefix

z-

1. (computer graphics) z-axis

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with z-

Albanian

Alternative forms

• zh-

Etymology

From Early Proto-Albanian *dis- > *diš- > *dš- > *tš- > s- before unvoiced phonemes, z- before voiced phonemes. It is mainly connected with the formation of verbs.

Prefix

z-

1. be-, to-, dis-

Derived terms

Albanian terms prefixed with z-

Czech

Etymology

z used as a prefix.

Prefix

z-

1. a prefix, to form perfective verbs
2. a prefix, indicating a change of state

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with z-

• zbabělec
• zčernat
• zčervenat
• zefektivnit
• zhoršit
• zchladnout
• zkazit
• zklamat
• zkomolit
• zkrotit
• zlákat
• zlehčit
• zlepšit
• zmást
• zmenšit
• zmodrat
• zteplat
• ztěžknout
• ztuha
• ztuhnout
• zúročit
• zvětšit

 

See also

• ze-

Further reading

• z-/ze- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Kashubian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈz-/

Prefix

z-

1. used to form the perfect aspect of verbs
2. added to verbs in various meanings

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡s/

Article

z-

1. Alternative form of il-

Usage notes

• Used after a vowel and before the letter z. For details on usage, see the main lemma.

Old Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /s/, /s/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /s/, /s/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ- (“good”).

Prefix

z-

1. forms words with positive meanings

Descendants

• Polish: z-
• Silesian: z-

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ- (“with”).

Prefix

z-

1. attached to verbs to form verbs denoting getting something together
2. down from

Descendants

• Polish: z-
• Silesian: z-

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz-, prefix form of *jьz.

Prefix

z-

1. forms perfective verbs from imperfective ones
2. off, out or from

Derived terms

Old Polish terms prefixed with z-

Descendants

• Polish: z-
• Silesian: z-

Polish

Alternative forms

• s-, ś-, ze-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z/, (before sz, s, h) /s/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish z-. Doublet of eu-.

Prefix

z-

1. forms words with positive meaning

   ‎z- + ‎część + ‎-e → ‎szczęście

   ‎z- + ‎pokój → ‎spokój

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Polish z-. Doublet of ko- and kon-.

Prefix

z-

1. attached to verbs to form verbs denoting getting something together

   ‎z- + ‎brać → ‎zebrać

   ‎z- + ‎prowadzić → ‎sprowadzić

   ‎z- + ‎pisać → ‎spisać

   ‎z- + ‎grać → ‎zgrać

   ‎z- + ‎szyć → ‎zszyć

   ‎z- + ‎łączyć → ‎złączyć

2. down from

   ‎z- + ‎jazda → ‎zjazd

   ‎z- + ‎nosić → ‎znosić

   ‎z- + ‎iść → ‎zejść

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Polish z-. Doublet of eks-.

Prefix

z-

1. used before vowels or voiced consonants, sibilants (s, sz, z, ż), as well as h and semivowels (j, ł) to form a verb in a perfective aspect from a verb in an imperfective aspect.

   ‎z- + ‎decydować → ‎zdecydować

   ‎z- + ‎dzielać → ‎zdzielać

   ‎z- + ‎denerwować → ‎zdenerwować

   ‎z- + ‎gnieść → ‎zgnieść

   ‎z- + ‎hańbić → ‎zhańbić

   ‎z- + ‎irytować → ‎zirytować

   ‎z- + ‎jeść → ‎zjeść

   ‎z- + ‎łamać → ‎złamać

   ‎z- + ‎martwić → ‎zmartwić

   ‎z- + ‎niszczyć → ‎zniszczyć

   ‎z- + ‎orientować → ‎zorientować

   ‎z- + ‎ranić → ‎zranić

   ‎z- + ‎robić → ‎zrobić

   ‎z- + ‎szokować → ‎zszokować

   ‎z- + ‎wiedzić → ‎zwiedzić

2. off, out or from

   ‎z- + ‎jąć (“take”) → ‎zdjąć (“take off”)

   ‎z- + ‎rwać (“tear”) → ‎zerwać (“tear off”)

   ‎z- + ‎pod (“under”) → ‎spód (“bottom”), spod (“from under”)

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with z-

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sъ(n). Prefixed form of the preposition z.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z-/

Prefix

z-

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

      ‎z- + ‎budīti (“to wake”) → ‎zbudīti (“to wake”)

   2. away, aside, down

      ‎z- + ‎téči (“to run”) → ‎stéči (“to run away”)

   3. up

      ‎z- + ‎lẹ́sti (“to climb”) → ‎zlẹ́sti (“to climb up”)

   4. together

      ‎z- + ‎varīti (“to weld”) → ‎zvarīti (“to weld together”)

Usage notes

Before voiceless consonants, the variant s- is used. Before the sibilants s or z, the variant se- is used.

Derived terms

Slovene terms prefixed with z-