па-

па-

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pa-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpa]

Prefix

па- • (pa-)

1. near-, pseudo-

   дуб (dub, “oak”) → па́дуб (pádub, “holly”)

   труба́ (trubá, “pipe”) → па́трубок (pátrubok, “nozzle”)

2. step-

   дочь (dočʹ, “daughter”) → па́дчерица (pádčerica, “stepdaughter”)

   сын (syn, “son”) → па́сынок (pásynok, “stepson”)

Derived terms

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