zo-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "zo"

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: , IPA(key): /zəʊ/

Prefix

zo-

  1. contracted form of zoo-

Usage notes

  • Used before a vowel. Now rare except before o.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Chichewa

Etymology

From za (Class 8, 10 associative prefix) +‎ ku- (Class 15 noun prefix, infinitive noun prefix). Altogether, a contraction of "zaku-" or "za ku-".

Pronunciation

Prefix

zo-

  1. Class 8 verbal modifier (prefix), contraction of "zaku-"/"za ku-"
  2. Class 10 verbal modifier (prefix), contraction of "zaku-" /"za ku-"

Derived terms

Chichewa terms prefixed with zo-

Slovak

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьz-. See zo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɔ/, [zɔ]

Prefix

zo-

  1. alternative form of z-
    zo- + ‎brať → ‎zobrať (to take; to gather)
    zo- + ‎budiť → ‎zobudiť (to wake up)
    zo- + ‎pnúť → ‎zopnúť (to fasten together; to clip)
    zo- + ‎skočiť → ‎zoskočiť (to jump down)
    zo- + ‎stúpiť → ‎zostúpiť (to descend; to step down)
    zo- + ‎sypať → ‎zosypať (to pour down; to heap up)
    zo- + ‎šedivý + ‎-ieť → ‎zošedivieť (to turn grey (hair))
    zo- + ‎šiť → ‎zošiť (to sew together)
    zo- + ‎škrabať → ‎zoškrabať (to scrape off; to scratch down)
    zo- + ‎trieť → ‎zotrieť (to wipe off/down)
    zo- + ‎žrať → ‎zožrať (to devour; to eat up (of animals))

Usage notes

  • Used when the base word begins with s, z, š or ž or with some consonant clusters. Otherwise, the form z- is used.

Derived terms

Slovak terms prefixed with zo-

Further reading

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