pod-

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See also: pod, POD, pód, po'd, PO'd, -pod, and -pód

English

Prefix

pod-

  1. Alternative form of podo-.

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Czech

Pronunciation

Prefix

pod-

  1. a Czech prefix, akin to under- and sub-
    Antonym: nad-

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See also

Further reading

  • pod(e)- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Old Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *podъ-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /pɔd/
    • IPA(key): (15th CE) /pɔd/

    Prefix

    pod-

    1. added to verbs to mean under
      pod- + ‎kładać → ‎podkładać

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    Polish

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      Inherited from Old Polish pod-.

      Pronunciation

      Prefix

      pod-

      1. added to nouns and adjectives, usually meaning under-, sub-
        pod- + ‎broda → ‎podbródek
      2. added to verbs to mean up to or up, approaching a state
        pod- + ‎iść → ‎podejść
        pod- + ‎ciąć → ‎podciąć
      3. added to verbs to mean up, upward
        pod- + ‎ciągnąć → ‎podciągnąć
      4. added to verbs to mean under
        pod- + ‎szyć → ‎podszyć

      Derived terms

      Further reading

      • pod- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

      Serbo-Croatian

      Alternative forms

      • pot- (with assimilated final consonant)

      Etymology

      Related to pȍd (below, under), from Proto-Slavic *podъ.

      Prefix

      pod- (Cyrillic spelling под-)

      1. under- and sub- (a prefix inherited from Common Slavic).
        Antonym: nad-

      Usage notes

      The prefix pod- becomes pot- due to assimilation when it is added to words that start with voiceless consonants.

      Derived terms

      Slovene

      Etymology

      From Proto-Slavic *podъ-. Prefixed form of the preposition pod.

      Pronunciation

      Prefix

      pod-

      1. Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings:
        1. under, beneath
          pod- + ‎kopáti (to dig) → ‎podkopáti (to undermine)

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