EnglishEdit

PrefixEdit

z-

  1. (computer graphics) z-axis

Derived termsEdit

AlbanianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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]

PrefixEdit

z-

  1. be-, to-, dis-

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Schumacher, S. & Matzinger, J. Die verben des altabanischen Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und etymologie unter mitarbeit von Anna-Maria Adaktylos. 2013. Harrassowiz Vergal. 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

CzechEdit

EtymologyEdit

z used as a prefix.

PrefixEdit

z-

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

Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

Further readingEdit

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

MalteseEdit

PronunciationEdit

ArticleEdit

z-

  1. Alternative form of il-

Usage notesEdit

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

Old PolishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

PrefixEdit

z-

  1. used to form the perfect aspect of verbs

PolishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Old Polish z- Doublet of eu-.

PronunciationEdit

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

PrefixEdit

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- + ‎jazda → ‎zjazd
    z- + ‎nosić → ‎znosić
    Antonym: na-
  3. down, in a downward direction
    z- + ‎iść → ‎zejść
    Antonym: wz-

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • z- in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • z- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

SloveneEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

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 notesEdit

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

Derived termsEdit