з-

See also: з, ѕ, З, and ӟ

Abkhaz

Alternative forms
  • с- (s-)
  • cы- (cə-)

Prefix

з- • (z-)

  1. (1st person singular pronoun) I.

Usage notes

Used in some transitive verbs for 1st-person singular as the subject, instead of с- (s-).

усбоит → узбоит ― uzbojtʼ ― I see you
исгоит → изгоит ― izgojtʼ ― I take it
иузысгеит → иузызгеит ― iwzəzgejtʼ ― I took it for you
исдыруеит → издыруеит ― izdərwejtʼ ― I know it

See also
Abkhaz personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person сара (sara), с- (s-), сы- (sə-), з- (z-) ҳара (ḥara), а- (a-), ҳ- (ḥ-), ҳа- (ḥa-)
2nd person m уара (wara), у- (u-) шәара (ŝʷara), шә- (ŝʷ-), шәы- (ŝʷə-), жә- (ẑʷ-)
f бара (bara), б- (b-), бы- (bə-)
3rd person m иара (jara), и- (i-), д- (d-), ды- (də-) дара (dara), и- (i-), р- (r-), ры- (rə-)
f лара (lara), д- (d-), л- (l-), лы- (lə-),
n иара (jara), а- (a-), и- (i-)

Ukrainian

Alternative forms
  • зі- (zi-)
  • із- (iz-)
  • іс- (is-)
  • с- (s-)

Etymology

Derives from multiple Proto-Slavic prefixes: *jьz-, *sъ(n)- and *vъz-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [z]

Prefix

з- • (z-)

  1. attached to imperfective verbs to form the perfective aspect
    ‎з- (z-) + ‎ї́сти impf (jísty, “to eat”) → ‎з'ї́сти pf (zʺjísty)
    ‎з- (z-) + ‎ги́нути impf (hýnuty, “to die, to perish”) → ‎зги́нути pf (zhýnuty)
    ‎з- (z-) + ‎розумі́ти impf (rozumíty, “to understand”) → ‎зрозумі́ти pf (zrozumíty)
  2. forms verbs suggesting bringing together or out, literally or abstractly
    ‎з- (z-) + ‎в'яза́ти impf (vʺjazáty, “to bind, to tie”) → ‎зв'яза́ти pf (zvʺjazáty, “to bind/tie together, to connect, to link”)
    ‎з- (z-) + ‎гада́ти impf (hadáty, “to think”) → ‎згада́ти pf (zhadáty, “to recall, to mention”)

Derived terms
Ukrainian terms prefixed with з-
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