в-
See also: -в, в., В., в, В, and Appendix:Variations of "b"
Russian
Alternative forms
- во- (vo-) (before certain consonant clusters)
Etymology
From Old East Slavic въ- (vŭ-), from Proto-Slavic *vъ(n)-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én. The /n/ persists in внять (vnjatʹ). See also в (v), Old East Slavic въ (vŭ), Proto-Slavic *vъ(n). Compare the similar development in с- (s-) from Proto-Slavic *sъ(n)-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [v] (before vowels and voiced consonants)
- IPA(key): [f] (before voiceless consonants)
Prefix
в- • (v-)
- in, into (describing an action of moving inside of something or moving deeper into something)
- во- (vo-) + -йти́ (-jtí, “to go”) → войти́ (vojtí, “to go in, to enter”)
Derived terms
► <a href='/wiki/Category:Russian_words_prefixed_with_%D0%B2-' title='Category:Russian words prefixed with в-'>Russian words prefixed with в-</a>
► <a href='/wiki/Category:Russian_words_prefixed_with_%D0%B2%D0%BE-' title='Category:Russian words prefixed with во-'>Russian words prefixed with во-</a>
Related terms
- в (v)