ze-

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Czech

Prefix

ze-

  1. a prefix, sometimes used instead of z- in front of a consonant
    ze- + ‎sílit → ‎zesílit
    ze- + ‎zelenat → ‎zezelenat
    ze- + ‎mřít → ‎zemřít

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • z-/ze- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

German

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Prefix

ze-

  1. Obsolete form of zer-.

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɛ/
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  • Homophone: ze

Prefix

ze-

  1. alternative form of z-, used before certain consonant clusters
    ze- + ‎psuć → ‎zepsuć
    ze- + ‎mdleć → ‎zemdleć

Derived terms

Further reading

  • ze- in Polish dictionaries at PWN