Meaning of o- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. prefix used to express simple perfectivity of a verbal action
   morpheme
2. prefix used with stative verbs to indicate the acquisition of a specific property or state
   morpheme
3. prefix used with action verbs to indicate conferring or bestowing a quality or thing upon an object
   morpheme
4. prefix used to indicate an action performed on the surface, around the edge, or the circumference of an object: circum-, peri-
   morpheme
5. prefix used to indicate that a state or action affects the exterior or perimeter of an object
   morpheme
6. prefix used to indicate the direct targeting or thorough processing of a specific object through activity
   morpheme
7. prefix used to indicate downward motion or a lowering of state: down, de-
   morpheme
8. prefix used as a variant of other prefixes such as z-, roz-, or vy-
   dialectal, morpheme

Examples

“o- + kúpať (“to bathe”) → okúpať (“to bathe/wash someone”)”

“o- + ľutovať (“to regret/feel sorry”) → oľutovať (“to regret/repent”)”

“o- + černieť (“to be becoming black”) → očernieť (“to turn black”)”

“o- + hluchnúť (“to be becoming deaf”) → ohluchnúť (“to go deaf”)”

“o- + sladký (“sweet”) + -iť → osladiť (“to sweeten”)”

“o- + plot (“fence”) + -iť → oplotiť (“to fence in/enclose with a fence”)”

“o- + rezať (“to cut”) → orezať (“to trim/cut around the edges”)”

“o- + motať (“to wind/twist”) → omotať (“to wrap around/entwine”)”

“o- + mrznuť (“to freeze”) → omrznúť (“to get frostbite/freeze on the surface”)”

“o- + schnúť (“to dry”) → oschnúť (“to dry on the surface”)”

“o- + plakať (“to cry”) → oplakať (“to mourn/bewail someone”)”

“o- + klebetiť (“to gossip”) → oklebetiť (“to slander/gossip about someone”)”

“o- + padnúť (“to fall”) → opadnúť (“to subside/fall down (of water levels)”)”

“o- + -vesiť (“to hang”) → ovesiť (“to bend/bow (one's head)”)”

“o- + budiť sa (“to wake (intransitive)”) → obudiť sa (“to wake up”)”

“o- + hladnúť (“to be hungry”) → ohladnúť (“to get hungry”)”

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