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z-

  1. (SI prefix) Abbreviation of zepto- (10−21).
    Coordinate term: Z-

English

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z-

  1. (computer graphics) z-axis

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Albanian

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Etymology

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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.[1][2]

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z-

  1. be-, to-, dis-

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References

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  1. ^ Schumacher, S. & Matzinger, J. Die Verben des Altalbanischen. Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie. Harrassowitz Verlag 2013. Wiesbaden.
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 173-174

Czech

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Etymology

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z used as a prefix.

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z-

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

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See also

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Further reading

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

Kashubian

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Etymology

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

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z-

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

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Maltese

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Article

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z-

  1. Alternative form of il-

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

  1. Alternative form of si-, which marks third person of si-perfective verbs

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  • This form of the affix is used with ł- classifier verbs.

Old Polish

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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    Coalescence of Proto-Slavic *jьz- and Proto-Slavic *sъ-.

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    z-

    1. attached to verbs to form verbs denoting getting something together
    2. down from
    3. forms perfective verbs from imperfective ones
    4. off, out or from
    Descendants
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    • Polish: z-
    • Silesian: z-

    Etymology 2

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

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      z-

      1. (chiefly not productive) forms words with positive meanings
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      Descendants
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      • Polish: z-
      • Silesian: z-

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      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /z/
      • Audio:(file)
      • Rhymes: -z
      • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
      • Homophones: s-, z

      Etymology 1

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        Inherited from Old Polish z-.

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        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)
        3. 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
        4. down from
          z- + ‎jazda → ‎zjazd
          z- + ‎nosić → ‎znosić
          z- + ‎iść → ‎zejść

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          Inherited from Old Polish z-.

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          z-

          1. (not productive) forms words with positive meaning
            z- + ‎część + ‎-e → ‎szczęście
            z- + ‎pokój → ‎spokój
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          Slovene

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          Etymology

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

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          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)

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

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          Slovincian

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          Etymology

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

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          z-

          1. forms perfective verbs from imperfective ones

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