do-

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Czech

Prefix

do-

  1. 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-

  1. impossible, extremely difficult
    Antonym: in-
  2. to
  3. ill, evil
    Antonym: so-

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of do-
radical lenition eclipsis
do- dho- ndo-

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish do-, du-.

Prefix

do-

  1. non-, un-

Derived terms

References

Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *dus-, from Proto-Indo-European *dus-.

Alternative forms

Prefix

do-

  1. impossible, extremely difficult
  2. ill, evil
    Synonym: mí-
Antonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Prefix

do-

  1. pretonic form of dí-
  2. pretonic form of to-

Mutation

Mutation of do-
radical lenition nasalization
do- do-
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
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-

  1. appended to verbs to indicate completion
    do- + ‎mówić → ‎domówić
  2. appended to verbs to indicate addition or furthering a previous process
    do- + ‎sypać → ‎sypać
  3. appended to verbs to indicate addition or approaching a goal
    Antonyms: od-, ode-
    do- + ‎ → ‎dojć

Derived terms

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish do, from Proto-Slavic *do-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔ/
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Prefix

do-

  1. appended to verbs to indicate completion
    do- + ‎kończyć → ‎dokończyć
  2. appended to verbs to indicate addition or furthering a previous process
    do- + ‎lać → ‎dolać
  3. 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-

  1. un-

Derived terms

See also

References

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *do-. Prefixed form of the preposition do.

Pronunciation

Prefix

do-

  1. Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings:
    1. to finish
      do- + ‎zídati (to build) → ‎dozídati (to finish building)
    2. up to, to reach
      do- + ‎téči (to run) → ‎dotéči (to catch up with)
    3. to add
      do- + ‎líti (to pour) → ‎dolíti (to add by pouring)

Derived terms