wz-

Polish

Alternative forms
  • wes-
  • wez-
  • ws-
  • wze-

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vъz-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *uź-. Cognate with Lithuanian už (“within, instead of, in return for”), Latvian uz (“on, to”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fs/ /vz/

Prefix

wz-

  1. emphasizes the beginning, intensification, or bringing into effect of what the base verb means:
    1. ‎wz- + ‎budzić (“to wake”) → ‎wzbudzić (“to arouse, evoke”)
      ‎wz- + ‎dychać (“to breathe”) → ‎wzdychać (“to sigh”)
      ‎wz- + ‎pomnieć (“to remember”) → ‎wspomnieć (“to reminisce”)
  1. upward, in an upward direction:
    wspinać się ― to climb
    wschodzić ― to ascend, to rise (of the sun)

Antonyms

Derived terms
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Further reading
  • wz- in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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