z-

English

Prefix

z-

1. (computer graphics) z-axis

Derived terms

• z-buffer
• z-fighting
• z-order

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Czech

Etymology

z used as a prefix.

Prefix

z-

1. A prefix, indicating a change of state.

Derived terms

► Czech words prefixed with z-

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

 

See also

• ze-

Further reading

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

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Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t/, thus creating /tt͡s-/

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.

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Polish

Prefix

z-

1. Used before vowels or voiced consonants, as well as h and s before vowels or z 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.

   zjazd ― an exit, output

   znosić ― to bear, stand from

Alternative forms

• s-, ze-

Derived terms

► Polish words prefixed with z-

Further reading

• z- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sъ-. 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 words prefixed with z-