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Bulgarian
Etymology From Proto-Slavic *orz-
Prefix раз- • (raz- )
Inseparable verbal prefix that denotes distribution, destruction, breaking into pieces, undoing or removing. ; de- , dis- , un-
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Old Church Slavonic
рас- ( ras- ) ( before voiceless consonants )
Etymology From Proto-Slavic *orz-
Prefix раз- • (raz- )
( used with verbs ) dis- , un-
раз- ( raz- ) + -ити ( -iti , “ to go ” ) + сѧ ( sę ) → разити сѧ ( raziti sę , “ to go asunder, to disagree ” )
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Russian
разо- ( razo- ) — before certain consonant clusters рас- ( ras- ) — before voiceless consonants
Etymology Inherited from Old East Slavic роз- ( roz- ) , from Proto-Slavic *orz- Old Church Slavonic раз- ( raz- ) , as well as vowel reduction, which is also reflected in Belarusian раз- ( raz- ) .
Pronunciation
Prefix раз- • (raz- )
( used with verbs ) asunder , apart ( used with verbs ) dis- , di- , un-
разо- ( razo- ) + -йти́ ( -jtí , “ to go ” ) + -сь ( -sʹ ) → разойти́сь ( razojtísʹ , “ to go asunder, to disagree ” ) раз- ( raz- ) + дева́ть ( devátʹ , “ to put ” ) → раздева́ть ( razdevátʹ , “ to undress ” ) ( used with verbs ) enlarged action
раз- ( raz- ) + рабо́тать ( rabótatʹ , “ to work ” ) → разрабо́тать ( razrabótatʹ , “ to develop , to work out ” ) ( used with verbs ) reflexives , giving free rein to
раз- ( raz- ) + говори́ть ( govorítʹ , “ to talk ” ) + -ся ( -sja ) → разговори́ться ( razgovorítʹsja , “ to talk up a storm ” ) ( used with verbs, in the negative ) not quite
не ( ne , “ not ” ) + рас- ( ras- ) + слы́шать ( slýšatʹ , “ to hear ” ) → не расслы́шать ( ne rasslýšatʹ , “ to not quite hear ” )
Usage notes When stressed, раз- ( raz- ) normally changes into ро́з- ( róz- ) , and the voiceless variant рас- ( ras- ) correspondingly becomes ро́с- ( rós- ) :
Derived terms Category Russian terms prefixed with роз- not found
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orz-
Prefix ра̀з- (Latin spelling ràz-
Inseparable verbal prefix that denotes distribution, destruction, breaking into pieces, undoing or removing. ; de- , dis- , un-
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