za-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "za"
Czech
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *za-. Prefixed form of the preposition za.
Prefix
editza-
- behind, off (out of the field of vision) (used with the preposition za)
- turn aside into, get into
- covering by carrying out another activity, cover over, block
- activity carried out with pleasure (with reflexive si)
- immerse in, full devotion to an activity
- za- + poslouchat → zaposlouchat se
- Zaposlouchal se do hudby. ― He immersed himself in the music.
- za- + číst → začíst se
- za- + myslet → zamyslet se
- Nad otázkou se hluboce zamyslel. ― He thought deeply about the question.
- put away, lose, destroy
- instead of, in place of
- (inchoative usage) to begin (not a common usage)
- saturation
- forms adjectives referring to places
- Zakarpatsko (“Transcarpathia”)
- Zakavkazsko (“Transcaucasia”)
Derived terms
editDerived terms
Further reading
edit- za-/zá- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Northern Ndebele
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *jíá-.
Prefix
editza-
Old Polish
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *za-.
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editza-
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Polish: za-
Polish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Polish za-, from Proto-Slavic *za-.
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editza-
- forms perfective semelfactive verbs, usually indicating a thorough or irreversible action
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- za- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
editza- (Cyrillic spelling за-)
- Prefix prepended to adjectives to create an adjective denoting a finished action.
Derived terms
editSlovene
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Slavic *za-. Prefixed form of the preposition za.
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editza-
- Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings:
- (no change in meaning)
- moving behind
- moving into
- to begin, to start (inchoative)
- in error, to a loss
- za- + īti (“to go”) → zaíti (“to go astray”)
- za- + kọ̑ckati (“to play dice”) → zakọ̑ckati (“to gamble away”)
- (reflexive) for a long time, too long
- za- + govorīti (“to speak”) → zagovorīti (“to talk for a long time/too long”)
- to cover, to fill
Derived terms
editSlovincian
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *za-.
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editza-
- forms perfective verbs
- mjêszkac + za- → zamjêszkac
Southern Ndebele
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *jíá-.
Prefix
editza-
Swahili
editPrefix
editza-
- Contraction of zi- + -a- (“n class(X) gnomic”).
Xhosa
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *jíá-.
Prefix
editza-
Zulu
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *jíá-.
Prefix
editza-
References
edit- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “za-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “za-”
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- Czech terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Czech terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Czech lemmas
- Czech prefixes
- Czech terms with usage examples
- Northern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Northern Ndebele lemmas
- Northern Ndebele prefixes
- Northern Ndebele possessive concords
- Old Polish terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Old Polish terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Old Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Polish lemmas
- Old Polish prefixes
- Polish terms inherited from Old Polish
- Polish terms derived from Old Polish
- Polish terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Polish terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Polish 1-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish lemmas
- Polish prefixes
- Serbo-Croatian lemmas
- Serbo-Croatian prefixes
- Serbo-Croatian adjectival prefixes
- Slovene terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Slovene terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Slovene terms with IPA pronunciation
- Slovene lemmas
- Slovene prefixes
- Slovene reflexive verbs
- Slovincian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Slovincian terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Slovincian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Slovincian/a
- Rhymes:Slovincian/a/1 syllable
- slv-pronunciation without hyphenation
- Slovincian lemmas
- Slovincian prefixes
- Southern Ndebele terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Southern Ndebele terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Southern Ndebele lemmas
- Southern Ndebele prefixes
- Southern Ndebele possessive concords
- Swahili lemmas
- Swahili prefixes
- Swahili contractions
- Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Xhosa lemmas
- Xhosa prefixes
- Xhosa possessive concords
- Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Zulu lemmas
- Zulu prefixes
- Zulu possessive concords