pri-

From pri.

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”)

pri-

1. romanization of ꦥꦿꦶ-

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

• IPA^(key): /pʲrʲɪ/

pri-, pri̇̀-

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

   vi̇̀rti (“cook”) → privi̇̀rti (“cook a lot”)

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

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

3. indicates a bringing together, approach, join

   ei̇̃ti (“go”) → priei̇̃ti (“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”)

• prie
• prie-

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pri-. See pri.

• IPA^(key): /pri/, [pri]

pri-

1. partially, slightly (denoting an incomplete or partial action, or a small degree of action)

   ‎pri- + ‎chytiť → ‎prichytiť (“to catch slightly; to attach briefly”)

   ‎pri- + ‎-mknúť → ‎primknúť (“to close/press slightly”)

   ‎pri- + ‎žmúriť → ‎prižmúriť (“to squint; to partially close eyes”)

2. to, towards, at (denoting approach, arrival, or reaching a spatial boundary)

   ‎pri- + ‎behať → ‎pribehnúť (“to run to; to arrive running”)

   ‎pri- + ‎niesť → ‎priniesť (“to bring”)

   ‎pri- + ‎viesť → ‎priviesť (“to lead to”)

3. to, at (denoting attachment, joining, or connecting one thing to another)

   ‎pri- + ‎pojiť → ‎pripojiť (“to connect; to attach”)

   ‎pri- + ‎viazať → ‎priviazať (“to tie to”)

   ‎pri- + ‎lepiť → ‎prilepiť (“to glue/stick to”)

4. against (denoting pressing, squeezing, or pushing against something)

   ‎pri- + ‎tlačiť → ‎pritlačiť (“to press against”)

   ‎pri- + ‎pučiť → ‎pripučiť (“to crush against; to squash”)

   ‎pri- + ‎šliapnuť → ‎prišliapnuť (“to step on; to tread down”)

5. additionally, more (denoting addition to or augmentation of something already existing)

   ‎pri- + ‎budovať → ‎pribudovať (“to build an addition”)

   ‎pri- + ‎písať → ‎pripísať (“to add in writing; to credit”)

   ‎pri- + ‎platiť → ‎priplatiť (“to pay extra; to pay additionally”)

6. denoting action directed toward a person or object

   ‎pri- + ‎hovoriť → ‎prihovoriť (“to address; to speak to”)

   ‎pri- + ‎kývnuť → ‎prikývnuť (“to nod at/to”)

   ‎pri- + ‎svedčiť → ‎prisvedčiť (“to agree with; to witness to”)

7. on, over (denoting covering a surface or affecting the surface of an object usually with a movement towards the object)

   ‎pri- + ‎kryť → ‎prikryť (“to cover up”)

   ‎pri- + ‎hrnúť → ‎prihrnúť (“to rake/shovel over”)

• Peciar, Štefan, editor (1959–1968), “pri-”, in Slovník slovenského jazyka [Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–6 (A – Ž; Doplnky, Dodatky), Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo SAV, →OCLC

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

• IPA^(key): /pri-/

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”)