Inherited fromOld Czech pra- ( “ before (in time)” ) , fromProto-Slavic *pra- [ 1]
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great- ( removed by one generation from ) pra- + dědeček pradědeček ( “ great-grandfather ” ) pra- + babička prababička ( “ great-grandmother ” ) fore- ( ancestor ) pra- + otec praotec ( “ forefather ” ) pra- + máti pramáti ( “ foremother ” ) primaeval ,primary pra- + les prales ( “ primaeval forest ” ) pra- + člověk pračlověk ( “ primaeval man ” ) pra- + hmota prahmota ( “ primary matter ” ) ( linguistics ) proto- Synonym: proto- pra- + čeština pračeština ( “ Proto-Czech ” ) pra- + slovanština praslovanština ( “ Proto-Slavic ” ) very ,extremely ( intensifying the meaning of the original adjective ) pra- + podivný prapodivný ( “ very strange ” ) pra- + malý pramalý ( “ extremely small ” ) ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2015 ), “pra-”, inČeský etymologický slovník Czech Etymological Dictionary →ISBN 545 Borrowed fromRussian пра- ( pra- ) andPolish pra-
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ur- ;primitive ;primordial ;prehistoric pra- + arbaro ( “ forest ” ) → praarbaro ( “ primordialforest ” ) pra- + besto ( “ animal ” ) → prabesto ( “ prehistoric animal ” ) pra- + homo ( “ human being ” ) → prahomo ( “ primitiveman ” ) fore- pra- + patroj ( “ fathers ” ) → prapatroj ( “ forefathers ” ) pra- + ulo ( “ person ” ) → praulo ( “ ancestor ” ) great- pra- + avo ( “ grandfather ” ) → praavo ( “ great-grandfather ” ) pra- + onklino ( “ aunt ” ) → praonklino ( “ great-aunt ” ) pra- + nepo ( “ grandson ” ) → pranepo ( “ great-grandson ” ) Learned borrowing fromOld Javanese pra- Sanskrit प्र- ( pra- ) , fromProto-Indo-Aryan *pra- Proto-Indo-Iranian *pra- Proto-Indo-European *pro-
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pre- , before; earlier in time; beforehandpra sekolahpre schoolpra sejarahpre historypra katapreface There are two theories as to whence the prefix came, neither of which are of the same origin:
Older Sanskrit loans likeperdana (from प्रधानpradhāna ) andperkara (from प्रकारprakāra ) are more likely to suffix withper-
IPA (key ) : [pra-] Hyphenation:pra- pra- (Jawi spelling ڤرا -
Before; earlier in time;beforehand ;pre- .Antonym: pasca- pra sekolahpre school ^ Wilkinson, Richard James (1932 ), “pĕra ”, inA Malay-English dictionary (romanised) , volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page507 ^ Asmah Haji Omar (1978 ), “The Role of Language Standardisation in the Coining of Technical Terms in Bahasa Malaysia”, inPapers from the Conference on the Standardisation of Asian Languages, Manila, Philippines, December 16-21, 1974 [1] 235 : “In this way, such affixes prove that their existence can be regarded as indispensable regardless of their language contexts. Examples of this are-ism ,pra- (Latinprae- ),pro- ,anti- ,sub- ,supra- ,super- etc. Borrowed fromSanskrit प्र- ( pra- ) , fromProto-Indo-Aryan *pra- Proto-Indo-Iranian *pra- Proto-Indo-European *pro-
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apart of. → Indonesian:pra- ( learned ) pra-
alternative spelling ofpara- Inherited fromProto-Slavic *pra-
IPA (key ) : /pra/ Rhymes:-a Syllabification:pra- pra-
proto- ,pre- ,ur- pra- + porządek praporządek ( “ preorder ” ) pra- + język prajęzyk ( “ proto-language ” ) pra- + stary prastary ( “ ancient ” ) prepended toancestors beforegrandparents ;great- pra- + dziadek pradziadek ( “ great-grandfather ” ) pra- + babcia prababcia ( “ great-grandmother ” ) prepended todescendants aftergrandchildren ;great- pra- + wnuk prawnuk ( “ great-grandson ” ) pra- + wnuczka prawnuczka ( “ great-granddaughter ” ) pra- in Polish dictionaries at PWNInherited fromProto-Slavic *pra-
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appended toancestors beforegrandparents pra- + dȅda pradeda pra- + bȁba pràbaba ur- ;primitive ;primordial ;prehistoric pra- + postojbina prapostojbina ( “ urheimat ” ) pra- + ìstōrija praistorija ( “ prehistory ” ) Inherited fromProto-Slavic *pra-
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great- ( removed by one generation from ) pra- + ded praded ( linguistics ) proto- pra- + slovanština praslovanština Inherited fromProto-Slavic *pra-
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great- ( removed by one generation from ) pra- + ded praded ( linguistics ) proto- pra- + slovanščina praslovanščina “pra- Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene),2014–2025 
