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Czech
Pronunciation
Prefix
do-
a prefix , usually indicating a destination or a completed action or state
do- + studovat → dostudovat
do- + hořet → dohořet
do- + cestovat → docestovat
do- + dělat → dodělat
do- + vařit → dovařit
do- + kouřit → dokouřit
do- + číst → dočíst
Derived terms
Further reading
do- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině , 2017
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish do- , du- , from Proto-Celtic *dus- , from Proto-Indo-European *dus- .
Pronunciation
Prefix
do-
impossible , extremely difficult
Antonym: in-
to
ill , evil
Antonym: so-
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ), “do- ”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “do-, du- ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Japanese
Romanization
do-
Rōmaji transcription of ど
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish do- , du- .
Prefix
do-
non- , un-
Derived terms
Category Manx terms prefixed with do- not found
References
Old Irish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *dus- , from Proto-Indo-European *dus- .
Prefix
do-
impossible , extremely difficult
ill , evil
Synonym: mí-
Antonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Prefix
do-
pretonic form of dí-
pretonic form of to-
Mutation
Mutation of do-
radical
lenition
nasalization
do-
do- pronounced with /ð-/
ndo-
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *do- .
Pronunciation
Prefix
do-
appended to verbs to indicate completion
do- + mówić → domówić
appended to verbs to indicate addition or furthering a previous process
do- + sypać → dosypać
appended to verbs to indicate addition or approaching a goal
Antonyms: od- , ode-
do- + ić → dojć
Derived terms
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish do- .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /dɔ/
Rhymes: -ɔ
Syllabification:
Prefix
do-
appended to verbs to indicate completion
do- + kończyć → dokończyć
appended to verbs to indicate addition or furthering a previous process
do- + lać → dolać
appended to verbs to indicate addition or approaching a goal
Antonyms: od- , ode-
do- + iść → dojść
Derived terms
Further reading
do- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish do- , du- .
Prefix
do-
un-
Derived terms
See also
References
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *do- . Prefixed form of the preposition do .
Pronunciation
Prefix
do-
Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings:
to finish
do- + zídati ( “ to build ” ) → dozídati ( “ to finish building ” )
up to , to reach
do- + téči ( “ to run ” ) → dotéči ( “ to catch up with ” )
to add
do- + líti ( “ to pour ” ) → dolíti ( “ to add by pouring ” )
Derived terms