по-

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Macedonian

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по- (po-)

  1. A prefix indicating the delimitative aspect.
    по- (po-) + ‎спие (spie, to sleep) → ‎поспие (pospie, to have some sleep, sleep a little)
  2. A prefix indicating the perfective aspect.
    по- (po-) + ‎влече (vleče, to pull, impf.) → ‎повлече (povleče, to pull, give a tug, pf.)
  3. A comparative prefix in adjectives and adverbs.
    по- (po-) + ‎евтин (evtin, cheap) → ‎поевтин (poevtin, cheaper)
    по- (po-) + ‎често (često, often) → ‎почесто (počesto, more often)

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Nanai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tungusic *pubi-, compare Evenki хунами (hunami).

Verb

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по- (poo-)

  1. to saw

Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *po- prefix, from Proto-Slavic *po.

Prefix

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по- (po-)

  1. A prefix indicating the perfective aspect.
  2. for a while, a little (see delimitative aspect)
    по- (po-) + ‎говорити impf (govoriti, to talk) → ‎поговорити pf (pogovoriti, to have a talk, to talk a little)
  3. place names
    по- (po-) + ‎морѥ (morje, the Sea) + ‎-ье (-ĭe) → ‎поморѥ (pomorje, costal region)
    по- (po-) + ‎Морава (Morava, the Morava River) → ‎поморавиѥ (pomoravije, Morava region)

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pо-. See по (po, up to).

Pronunciation

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по- or по́- (po- or pó-)

  1. perfective aspect
    по- (po-) + ‎-йти́ impf (-jtí, to go) → ‎пойти́ pf (pojtí, to go)
  2. (rare) imperfective aspect
    по- (po-) + ‎купи́ть pf (kupítʹ, to buy, purchase) + ‎-а́ть (-átʹ) → ‎покупа́ть impf (pokupátʹ, to buy, purchase)
  3. for a while, a little (see delimitative aspect)
    по- (po-) + ‎говори́ть impf (govorítʹ, to talk) → ‎поговори́ть pf (pogovorítʹ, to talk a bit, to chat)
    по- (po-) + ‎рабо́тать (rabótatʹ, to work) → ‎порабо́тать (porabótatʹ, to work a bit)
    по- (po-) + ‎спа́ть (spátʹ, to sleep) → ‎поспа́ть (pospátʹ, to sleep a bit)
  4. added with a hyphen to certain adjectives to create adverbs, often (but not always) with the meaning "in the manner of behaviour, speech etc. of [the adjective]" typically changes the adjective ending to the dative masculine/neuter singular ending, but the following additional changes also occur: -ский (-skij) to -ски (-ski), -ско́й (-skój) to -ски́ (-skí), -ий (-ij) to -ьи (-ʹi)
    по- (po-) + ‎ру́сский (rússkij, Russian) → ‎по-ру́сски (po-rússki, in a Russian way, Russian (the language))
    по- (po-) + ‎мужско́й (mužskój, male, masculine) → ‎по-мужски́ (po-mužskí, in a manly way, like a man)
    по- (po-) + ‎ра́зный (ráznyj, different, various) → ‎по-ра́зному (po-ráznomu, in various ways, it depends)
    по- (po-) + ‎дома́шний (domášnij, domestic, home) → ‎по-дома́шнему (po-domášnemu, like at home)
  5. place names
    по- (po-) + ‎Во́лга (Vólga, the Volga River) + ‎-ье (-ʹje) → ‎Пово́лжье (Povólžʹje, Volga Region)
    пово́лжские не́мцыpovólžskije némcyVolga Germans
    по- (po-) + ‎Ла́ба (Lába, the Elbe River) + ‎-ский (-skij) + ‎доли́на (dolína, basin) → ‎Пола́бская доли́на (Polábskaja dolína, Elbe River Basin)
    пола́бские славя́неpolábskije slavjánePolabian Slavs
    ПомеранияPomeranijaPomerania

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Serbo-Croatian

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по-

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *po-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɔ]
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Prefix

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по- (po-)

  1. used to form perfective verbs from imperfective ones.
    по- (po-) + ‎гра́ти impf (hráty, to play) → ‎погра́ти pf (pohráty)
    по- (po-) + ‎розмовля́ти impf (rozmovljáty, to talk) → ‎порозмовля́ти pf (porozmovljáty)
  2. used to create names of regions.
    по- (po-) + ‎ліс (lis, forest) + ‎ (-ja) → ‎Полі́сся (Políssja, Polissia (historic region), literally land beyond the forest)
    по- (po-) + ‎діл (dil, bottom) → ‎Поді́л (Podíl, Podil (historic neighbourhood of Kyiv), literally lowlands)
  3. used with verb stems to form nouns.
    по- (po-) + ‎тяг(нути) (tjah(nuty), to pull) → ‎по́тяг (pótjah, train)
  4. used with adjectives to form adverbs
    по- (po-) + ‎украї́нський (ukrajínsʹkyj, Ukrainian) → ‎по-украї́нськи (po-ukrajínsʹky, in a Ukrainian fashion/way)
    по- (po-) + ‎краси́вому (krasývomu, beautiful) → ‎по-краси́вому (po-krasývomu, beautifully)

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