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pa-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pa"

Albanian

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Pronunciation

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Prefix

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pa-

  1. A negating prefix; un-, in-

Derived terms

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Albanian terms prefixed with pa-

Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pa-.

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pa-

  1. pseudo-
    Synonym: pseudo-

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Czech terms prefixed with pa-

Further reading

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  • pa- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Hawaiian

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pa-

  1. Alternative spelling of pā-

Latvian

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pa-

  1. Usually found on verbs (and their derived nouns or adjectives) with the meaning 'under' or 'for a short time' (like Lithuanian pa- or Russian по- (po-)).

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Latvian terms prefixed with pa-

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *pa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó (“off, away”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *po (“after, by”); see there for more.[1]

Pronunciation

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Prefix

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pa-

  1. Comes along with po 'after', e.g. Grybšt pa-grybšt - grybšnis po grybšnio, bearing meanings 'after', 'definite', 'slight':
    1. (with verbs expressing movement) Describes an action's movement under something; under-
    2. (with verbs) Describes a briefly lasting action
    3. (with verbs) Describes an action's smallness
    4. (with verbs) Describes the ability or means to do something
    5. (with verbs) Describes a meaning specific to the verb
    6. (with nouns) Describes a place or thing that is under or near to
    7. (with nouns) Describes approximate time

Derived terms

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Lithuanian terms prefixed with pa-

References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “po”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 368-9

Makasar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pa-, from Proto-Austronesian *pa-.

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pa-

  1. causative prefix

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Makasar terms prefixed with pa-

Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pa-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pa/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

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pa-

  1. (dated) affects the definition in various ways, mostly seen in inherited or borrowed words, no longer a produtive prefix
    ‎pa- + ‎łęk → ‎pałąk

Derived terms

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Polish terms prefixed with pa-

Further reading

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  • pa- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

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Prefix

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pa-

  1. pseudo-

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Slovak terms prefixed with pa-

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Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Bantu *pà-.

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pa-

  1. The prefix for noun class 16 denoting locatives (position at a place).
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Bantu *pá-.

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pa-

  1. there, pa class(XVI) subject concord
  2. verb-initial form of -pa- (“there, pa class(XVI) object concord”)
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Swahili verbal concords (third person)
Class Subject concord Object concord Relative
affirmative negative
m(I) a-, yu- ha-, hayu- -m-, -mw-, -mu- -ye
wa(II) wa- hawa- -wa- -o
m(III) u- hau- -u- -o
mi(IV) i- hai- -i- -yo
ji(V) li- hali- -li- -lo
ma(VI) ya- haya- -ya- -yo
ki(VII) ki- haki- -ki- -cho
vi(VIII) vi- havi- -vi- -vyo
n(IX) i- hai- -i- -yo
n(X) zi- hazi- -zi- -zo
u(XI) u- hau- -u- -o
ku(XV/XVII) ku- haku- -ku- -ko
pa(XVI) pa- hapa- -pa- -po
mu(XVIII) m-, mw-, mu- ham-, hamw-, hamu- -mu- -mo
For a full table including first and second person, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns.

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pa-

  1. Contraction of pa- + -a- (“pa class(XVI) gnomic”).

Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Philippine *pa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pa-, from Proto-Austronesian *pa-.

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pa- (Baybayin spelling ᜉ)

  1. adverbial prefix - indicates process of performing the action of the verb
    ‎pa- + ‎punta (“destination”) → ‎papunta (“be coming/ be going/ be arriving/ be on the way”)
    ‎pa- + ‎tapos (“end”) → ‎patapos (“be about to end”)
    Patapos na ang pelikula.
    The movie is about to end.
  2. reduced form of paki- or magpa-
    Patapon naman 'to sa basurahan.
    Could you please throw this to the trash can?
  3. noun prefix - indicates an object that is ordered or requested to be processed according to the root word
    ‎pa- + ‎dala (“carry”) → ‎padala (“remittance/ package [an object that is requested to be brought or sent]”)
    ‎pa- + ‎piging (“a banquet”) → ‎papiging (“a banquet that is organized by someone [usually followed by "ng organization" or "ni name of person"]”)
  4. (informal) indication of direction
    Pa-Espanya ako.
    I'm heading for Spain.

Derived terms

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Tagalog terms prefixed with pa-

Anagrams

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Volapük

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pa-

  1. Used to form the (present infinitive and present tense) passive voice forms of verbs.
    numön (“to count”) → panumön (“to be counted”)
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