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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orz-.
Prefix
roz-
- apart, movement away, move in different directions
- roz- + jít → rozejít se
- Rozešli se u stanice metra. ― They parted at the metro station.
- roz- + házet → rozházet
- Papíry rozházel po místnosti. ― He scattered the papers around the room.
- dis-; dividing up or breaking up
- roz- + měnit → rozměnit
- Mohl byste mi rozměnit pětistovku? ― Could you change me a 500-crown note?
- roz- + lepit → rozlepit
- Obálka se rozlepila. ― The envelope peeled off.
- reversal or undoing (returning to a previous state)
- roz- + vázat → rozvázat
- Rozvážu vám jen nohy. ― I'll only untie your legs.
- (ingressive usage) (+ intransitive reflexive verb) sudden beginning of an action
- roz- + smát se → rozesmát se
- Rozesmála se. ― She burst out laughing.
- roz- + mluvit → rozmluvit se
- Rozmluvil se o jeho zesnulém otci. ― He opened up about his dead father.
- (causative usage) (+ transitive non-reflexive verb) causative meaning
- reaching full measure
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See also
Further reading
- roz(e)- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orz-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
roz-
- indicates dissolution or undoing a process, dis-
- added to verbs to mean apart
- roz- + paść → rozpaść się
- added to verbs with various meanings
- roz- + mawiać → rozmawiać
Derived terms
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish roz-. Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orz-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɔs/
- Rhymes: -ɔs
- Syllabification: roz
Prefix
roz-
- indicates dissolution or undoing a process, dis-
- Synonym: od-
- roz- + wiązać → rozwiązać
- indicates acceleration or an increase in intensity
- roz- + pęd → rozpęd
- roz- + ruch → rozruch
- roz- + grzać → rozgrzać
- added to verbs to mean apart
- roz- + paść → rozpaść się
- added to verbs to indicate the beginning of a process
- roz- + śmiać → roześmiać się
Derived terms