wz-

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Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vъz-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *uź-. Cognate with Lithuanian už (“within, instead of, in return for”), Latvian uz (“on, to”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vz/

Prefix

wz-

  1. emphasizes the beginning, intensification, or bringing into effect of what the base verb means:
    ‎wz- + ‎budzić (“to wake”) → ‎wzbudzić (“to arouse, evoke”)
    ‎wz- + ‎dychać (“to breathe”) → ‎wzdychać (“to sigh”)
    ‎wz- + ‎pomnieć (“to remember”) → ‎wspomnieć (“to reminisce”)
  2. upward, in an upward direction:
    ‎wz- + ‎piąć → ‎wspiąć się
    ‎wz- + ‎chodzić → ‎wschodzić
    Antonym: z-

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with wz-

Further reading

  • wz- in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wz- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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