pri-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pri"

Esperanto

Etymology

From pri.

Prefix

pri-

1. about

   paroli (“to speak”) → priparoli (“to speak about, to discuss”)

   plori (“to weep”) → priplori (“to weep about, to bewail, to deplore”)

2. alters the expected object of a transitive verb, generally to an object that is the context or extent of the action

   ŝteli (“to steal (an object)”) → priŝteli (“to rob (a location)”)

   planti (“to plant (a plant)”) → priplanti (“to plant (e.g. a garden)”)

   serĉi (“to seek, to search for”) → priserĉi (“to search (a person or location)”)

   semi (“to sow (seeds)”) → prisemi (“to sow (e.g. a field)”)

   konstrui (“to build (a building)”) → prikonstrui (“to build up (an area)”)

   verŝi (“to pour”) → priverŝi (“to pour a liquid onto, to baste”)

Derived terms

Esperanto terms prefixed with pri-

Javanese

Romanization

pri-

1. Romanization of ꦥꦿꦶ-

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *prei-; compare Latvian pie- (“at, with, to”), Proto-Slavic *pri-. From the preposition *prei, see priẽ for more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʲrʲɪ/

Prefix

pri-, prì-

1. indicates an action done to completion

   mùšti (“beat”) → primùšti (“beat up, kill”)

   ver̃sti (“topple”) → priver̃sti (“force, impel”)

2. done to a (large) quantity, intensive action; done to satisfaction or boredom

   vìrti (“cook”) → privìrti (“cook a lot”)

   skinti (“pick”) → priskinti (“pick a quantity of”)

   válgyti (“eat”) → priválgyti (“eat one's fill”)

3. indicates a bringing together, approach, join

   eĩti (“go”) → prieĩti (“come across, reach, go up to”)

   skambiñti (“call”) → prisiskambiñti (“get through”)

   siū́ti (“sew”) → prisiū́ti (“sew on”)

4. an action from the outside inwards

   mýgti (“press”) → primýgti (“press down”)

5. done partially

   mir̃šti (“forget”) → primir̃šti (“forget a little”)

   gèsti (“go out”) → prigèsti (“dim”)

Derived terms

Lithuanian terms prefixed with pri-

See also

• prie
• prie-

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pri-. Prefixed form of the preposition pri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pri-/

Prefix

pri-

1. Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings:
   1. (no change in meaning)

      ‎pri- ‎godīti (“to occur”) → ‎prigodīti (“to occur”)

   2. towards, approaching

      ‎pri- ‎letẹ́ti (“to fly”) → ‎priletẹ́ti (“to fly up to”)

   3. to add

      ‎pri- ‎líti (“to pour”) → ‎prilíti (“to add by pouring”)

   4. on, attached

      ‎pri- ‎lepīti (“to stick”) → ‎prilepīti (“to stick on”)

   5. to obtain by/through

      ‎pri- ‎beráčiti (“to beg”) → ‎priberáčiti (“to obtain by begging”)

   6. to a limited degree

      ‎pri- ‎rẹ́zati (“to cut”) → ‎prirẹ́zati (“to clip, to trim”)

Derived terms

Slovene terms prefixed with pri-