да-

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Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Suffix form of да (da). Compare Russian до- (do-).

Pronunciation

Suffix

да- (da-)

  1. (used with verbs) up to
    да- (da-) + ‎ісці (isci, to go) → ‎дайсці́ (dajscí, to go up to, to reach)
  2. (used with verbs) completely (describing a completion of an action to its end)
    да- (da-) + ‎чыта́ць (čytácʹ, to read) → ‎дачыта́ць (dačytácʹ, to finish reading)
  3. (used with adjectives and nouns) pre-, ante- (earlier in time)
    да- (da-) + ‎гістары́чны (histarýčny, historic) → ‎дагістары́чны (dahistarýčny, prehistoric)

Derived terms

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak da-. Further origin uncertain.

Pronunciation

Prefix

да- (da-)

  1. indefinite prefix; some-, any-
    Synonym: ()
    да- (da-) + ‎цо (co, what) → ‎дацо (daco, something; anything)
    да- (da-) + ‎як (jak, how) → ‎даяк (dajak, somehow)

Usage notes

  • Generally more common than ().

Derived terms

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