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Gothic
Romanization
uz-
- Romanization of 𐌿𐌶-
Latvian
Etymology
From the preposition uz (“on”).
Prefix
uz-
- Usually found on verbs (and their derived nouns or adjectives) with the meaning 'on', 'onto', 'over', 'above' (like German auf- or Russian на- (na-)).
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vъz (Russian воз- (voz-), Polish wz-). Cognate with Lithuanian už.
Prefix
uz- (Cyrillic spelling уз-)
- by, beside
- next to, near
- along the length of
- upward
- up along
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “upward, up along”): niz-
Derived terms
Turkish
Etymology
From the adverb uz, which was only found in the fossilized idiom az gitmek, uz gitmek. Revitalized as a prefix during the Language Reform
Pronunciation
Prefix
uz-
- far, tele-
- uz- + görü (“sight”) → uzgörü (“foresight”)
- uz- + iletişim (“communication”) → uziletişim (“telecommunication”)