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Czech
Etymology
From starý (“old”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
staro-
- pertaining to old
- Antonym: novo-
- staro- + čeština (“Czech”) → staročeština (“Old Czech”)
- staro- + řečtina (“Greek”) → starořečtina (“Ancient Greek”)
- staro- + římský (“Roman”) → starořímský (“Ancient Roman”)
- staro- + usedlík (“resident”) → starousedlík (“old resident”)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “staro-”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- staro- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Polish
Pronunciation
Prefix
staro-
- prefix used to create an adjective denoting an older form of language, corresponding to English Old
- staro- + polski → staropolski
Derived terms
Further reading
- staro- in Polish dictionaries at PWN