wz-

See also: 🄮

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vъz-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *uź-. Cognate with Lithuanian (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- + piąćwspiąć się
    wz- + chodzićwschodzić
    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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