z-

z-

English

Prefix

z-

1. (computer graphics) z-axis

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with z-

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Albanian

Alternative forms

• zh-

Etymology

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]

Prefix

z-

1. be-, to-, dis-

Derived terms

Albanian terms prefixed with z-

References

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, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 173-174

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Czech

Etymology

z used as a prefix.

Prefix

z-

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

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with z-

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

 

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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Old Polish

Alternative forms

• s-

Prefix

z-

1. Used to form the perfect aspect of verbs.

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Polish

Alternative forms

• s-, ś-, ze-

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish z- Doublet of eu-.

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

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 terms

Old Polish terms prefixed with z-

Further reading

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

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sъ(n). 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 terms prefixed with z-