z-

See also: Appendix: Variations of "z"

Translingual

Prefix

z-

  1. (SI prefix) Abbreviation of zepto- (10−21).
    Coordinate term: Z-

English

Prefix

z-

  1. (computer graphics) z-axis

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with z-

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Early Proto-Albanian *dis- > *diš- > *dš- > *tš- > s- before unvoiced phonemes, z- before voiced phonemes. It is mainly connected with the formation of verbs.[1][2]

Prefix

z-

  1. be-, to-, dis-

Derived terms

Albanian terms prefixed with z-

References

  1. Schumacher, S. & Matzinger, J. Die Verben des Altalbanischen. Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie. Harrassowitz Verlag 2013. Wiesbaden.
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 173-174

Czech

Etymology

z used as a prefix.

Prefix

z-

  1. a prefix, to form perfective verbs
  2. a prefix, indicating a change of state

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with z-

See also

Further reading

  • z-/ze- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Kashubian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈz/

Prefix

z-

  1. used to form the perfect aspect of verbs
  2. added to verbs in various meanings

Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡s/

Article

z-

  1. Alternative form of il-

Usage notes

  • Used after a vowel and before the letter z. For details on usage, see the main lemma.

Old Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /s/, /s/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /s/, /s/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ- (good).

Prefix

z-

  1. forms words with positive meanings
Descendants
  • Polish: z-
  • Silesian: z-

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sъ- (with).

Prefix

z-

  1. attached to verbs to form verbs denoting getting something together
  2. down from
Descendants
  • Polish: z-
  • Silesian: z-

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz-, prefix form of *jьz.

Prefix

z-

  1. forms perfective verbs from imperfective ones
  2. off, out or from
Derived terms
Old Polish terms prefixed with z-
Descendants
  • Polish: z-
  • Silesian: z-

Polish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /z/, (before sz, s, h) /s/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish z-. Doublet of eu-.

Prefix

z-

  1. forms words with positive meaning
    z- + część + -eszczęście
    z- + pokójspokój

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Polish z-. Doublet of ko- and kon-.

Prefix

z-

  1. attached to verbs to form verbs denoting getting something together
    z- + braćzebrać
    z- + prowadzićsprowadzić
    z- + pisaćspisać
    z- + graćzgrać
    z- + szyćzszyć
    z- + łączyćzłączyć
  2. down from
    z- + jazdazjazd
    z- + nosićznosić
    z- + iśćzejść

Etymology 3

Inherited from Old Polish z-. Doublet of eks-.

Prefix

z-

  1. used before vowels or voiced consonants, sibilants (s, sz, z, ż), as well as h and semivowels (j, ł) to form a verb in a perfective aspect from a verb in an imperfective aspect.
    z- + decydowaćzdecydować
    z- + dzielaćzdzielać
    z- + denerwowaćzdenerwować
    z- + gnieśćzgnieść
    z- + hańbićzhańbić
    z- + irytowaćzirytować
    z- + jeśćzjeść
    z- + łamaćzłamać
    z- + martwićzmartwić
    z- + niszczyćzniszczyć
    z- + orientowaćzorientować
    z- + ranićzranić
    z- + robićzrobić
    z- + szokowaćzszokować
    z- + wiedzićzwiedzić
  2. off, out or from
    z- + jąć (take)zdjąć (take off)
    z- + rwać (tear)zerwać (tear off)
    z- + pod (under)spód (bottom), spod (from under)
Derived terms
Polish terms prefixed with z-

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sъ(n). Prefixed form of the preposition z.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /z-/

Prefix

z-

  1. Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings:
    1. (no change in meaning)
      z- + budīti (to wake)zbudīti (to wake)
    2. away, aside, down
      z- + téči (to run)stéči (to run away)
    3. up
      z- + lẹ́sti (to climb)zlẹ́sti (to climb up)
    4. together
      z- + varīti (to weld)zvarīti (to weld together)

Usage notes

Before voiceless consonants, the variant s- is used. Before the sibilants s or z, the variant se- is used.

Derived terms

Slovene terms prefixed with z-
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