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Czech
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
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| do-
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dho-
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ndo-
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “do-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “do-, du-”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish do-, du-.
Prefix
do-
- non-, un-
Derived terms
References
Old Irish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *dus-, from Proto-Indo-European *dus-.
Alternative forms
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
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| do-
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do-
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
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ndo-
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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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 → sypać
- 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, from Proto-Slavic *do-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɔ/
- Rhymes: -ɔ
- Syllabification: do
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