Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *apa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”). Cognate to Messapic [script needed] (apa, “from, out of, by”),[1] Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “away, off”), Sanskrit अप (apá).
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A negating prefix;un- ,in- Inherited fromProto-Slavic *pa- .
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pseudo- Synonym: pseudo- pa- inSlovník afixů užívaných v češtině , 2017pa-
Alternative spelling ofpā- pa-
Usually found on verbs (and their derived nouns or adjectives) with the meaning 'under' or 'for a short time' (likeLithuanian pa- orRussian по- ( po- ) ). FromProto-Balto-Slavic *pa , fromProto-Indo-European *h₂pó ( “ off, away ” ) . Cognate withProto-Slavic *po ( “ after, by ” ) ; see there for more.[ 1]
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Comes along with po 'after', e.g. Grybšt pa-grybšt - grybšnis po grybšnio, bearing meanings 'after', 'definite', 'slight' :( with verbs expressing movement ) Describes an action's movement under something;under- ( with verbs ) Describes a briefly lasting action( with verbs ) Describes an action's smallness( with verbs ) Describes the ability or means to do something( with verbs ) Describes a meaning specific to the verb( with nouns ) Describes a place or thing that is under or near to( with nouns ) Describes approximate time ^ Derksen, Rick (2015 ) “po”, inEtymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series;13 ), Leiden, Boston: Brill,→ISBN ,pages368-9 FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian *pa- , fromProto-Austronesian *pa- .
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causative prefixInherited fromProto-Slavic *pa- .
IPA (key ) : /pa/ Rhymes:-a Syllabification:[please specify syllabification manually] pa-
( not productive ) affects the definition in various ways, mostly seen in inherited or borrowed words pa- + łęk → pałąk pa- in Polish dictionaries at PWNpa-
pseudo- “pa- ”, inSlovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science ] (in Slovak),https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk ,2003–2025 FromProto-Bantu *pà- .
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The prefix fornoun class 16 denotinglocatives (position at a place). FromProto-Bantu *pá- .
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there ,pa class(XVI) subject concordverb-initial form of-pa- ( “ there,pa class(XVI) object concord ” ) pa-
Contraction ofpa- +-a- ( “ pa class(XVI) gnomic” ) .FromProto-Philippine *pa- , fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian *pa- , fromProto-Austronesian *pa- .
pa- (Baybayin spelling ᜉ )
adverbial prefix - indicates process of performing the action of the verbpa- + 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 movieis about to end . reduced form ofpaki- ormagpa- Patapon naman 'to sa basurahan.Could youplease throw this to the trash can? 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 "] ” ) ( informal ) indication of direction Pa -Espanya ako.I'mheading for Spain. pa-
Used to form the (present infinitive and present tense) passive voice forms of verbs. numön ( “ to count ” ) →panumön ( “ to be counted ” )