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Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pro- .
Prefix
про- • (pro- )
( used with verbs ) through , past ( describing an action of passing through a space or an object )
про- ( pro- ) + -ити impf ( -iti , “ to go ” ) → проити pf ( proiti , “ to go through, to pass by ” )
( used with verbs ) describing an action of passing by an entity and moving further from an entity
про- ( pro- ) + пустити pf ( pustiti , “ to let ” ) → пропустити pf ( propustiti , “ to let pass through ” )
( used with verbs ) describing an action that describes losses, expenses, wasting, or forgetting
про- ( pro- ) + пасти impf ( pasti , “ to fall ” ) ( figuratively ) → пропасти pf ( propasti , “ to get lost ” )
Derived terms
Russian
Etymology
From the Proto-Slavic *pro- prefix, from Proto-Slavic *pro .
Pronunciation
Prefix
про- • (pro- )
( used with verbs ) through , past ( describing an action of passing through a space or an object )
про- ( pro- ) + -йти́ impf ( -jtí , “ to go ” ) → пройти́ pf ( projtí , “ to go through, to pass by ” )
про- ( pro- ) + ступа́ть impf ( stupátʹ , “ to tread, step ” ) → проступа́ть pf ( prostupátʹ , “ to exude, ooze ( in a metaphorical sense ) ” )
( used with verbs ) describing an action of covering a whole object
про- ( pro- ) + са́лить impf ( sálitʹ , “ to grease, apply oil onto something ” ) → проса́лить pf ( prosálitʹ , “ to cover something with oil completely ” )
( used with verbs ) describing an action of passing by an entity and moving further from an entity
про- ( pro- ) + пусти́ть pf ( pustítʹ , “ to let ” ) → пропусти́ть pf ( propustítʹ , “ to let pass through ” )
( used with verbs ) describing an action that entails completeness, exhaustiveness, or accuracy
про- ( pro- ) + штуди́ровать impf ( študírovatʹ , “ to study (in a form of researching) ” ) → проштуди́ровать pf ( proštudírovatʹ , “ to study thoroughly ” )
( used with verbs ) describing a momentary action with a short duration
про- ( pro- ) + визжа́ть impf ( vizžátʹ , “ to squeal ” ) → провизжа́ть pf ( provizžátʹ , “ to squeal (momentarily for a short time) ” )
( used with verbs ) describing an action that lasts for a certain period of time
про- ( pro- ) + ждать impf ( ždatʹ , “ to wait ” ) → прожда́ть pf ( proždátʹ , “ to wait (for a while, for some time) ” )
про- ( pro- ) + рабо́тать impf ( rabótatʹ , “ to work ” ) → прорабо́тать pf ( prorabótatʹ , “ to work (for a while, for some time) ” )
про- ( pro- ) + сиде́ть impf ( sidétʹ , “ to sit ” ) → просиде́ть pf ( prosidétʹ , “ to sit (for a while, for some time) ” )
( used with verbs ) describing an action that describes losses, expenses, wasting, or forgetting
про- ( pro- ) + срок ( srok , “ period , term ” ) + -ить ( -itʹ ) → просро́чить pf ( prosróčitʹ , “ to expire (time-wise, as time for doing something is lost) ” )
про- ( pro- ) + пасть impf ( pastʹ , “ to fall ” ) ( figuratively ) → пропа́сть pf ( propástʹ , “ to get lost ” )
( used with nouns ) describing a state of being that is located between two entities or among more than two entities
про- ( pro- ) + меж ( mež , “ between ” ) + уте́чь ( utéčʹ , “ to pass by ” ) ( deverbal ) → промежу́ток ( promežútok , “ interval ” )
( used with adjectives or nouns ) describing an initial appearance or insufficiency of characteristics
про́- ( pró- ) + зелёный ( zeljónyj , “ green ” ) + -ь ( -ʹ ) → про́зелень ( prózelenʹ , “ greenness ” )
Derived terms