Meaning of pod- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. prefix used to form verbs: under-, sub-
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2. denoting movement or direction into a lower position or underneath something: under
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3. denoting an action performed from below, at the bottom, or underneath: under-, below
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4. in abstract contexts denoting the acquisition of influence over something, or conversely, yielding to influence: sub-, over
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5. denoting a lower estimation or valuation of something: under-
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6. denoting a small degree or slight intensity of an action: slightly
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7. denoting the beginning or initiation of an action
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8. prefix used to form nouns and adjectives
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9. denoting location underneath, near, or below the base object: under-, sub-, below
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10. denoting a component that is part of a larger whole: sub-
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11. denoting a lower rank, title, or position in a hierarchy: vice-, sub-, junior
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12. denoting a state that fails to reach a specific limit or required level: under-, hypo-
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13. prefix found in adverbs and time designations denoting a period immediately before a boundary: before
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Examples

“pod- + -behnúť (“to run”) → podbehnúť (“to run under”)”

“pod- + ísť (“to go”) → podísť (“to go under/approach from below”)”

“pod- + písať (“to write”) → podpísať (“to sign (lit. to write at the bottom)”)”

“pod- + kopať (“to dig”) → podkopať (“to undermine/dig under”)”

“pod- + -ložiť (“to lay/put”) → podložiť (“to place under/support”)”

“pod- + platiť (“to pay”) → podplatiť (“to bribe”)”

“pod- + dať (“to give”) → poddať sa (“to surrender/yield”)”

“pod- + ceniť (“to value”) → podceniť (“to underestimate/undervalue”)”

“pod- + hodnotiť (“to evaluate”) → podhodnotiť (“to underrate”)”

“pod- + rásť (“to grow”) → podrásť (“to grow a little”)”

“pod- + páliť (“to burn”) → podpáliť (“to set on fire/arson”)”

“pod- + kúriť (“to heat/stoke”) → podkúriť (“to stoke up/light a fire under”)”

“pod- + zem (“earth/ground”) + -ie → podzemie (“underground/subterranean space”)”

“pod- + hrad (“castle”) + -ie → podhradie (“settlement below a castle”)”

“pod- + koža (“skin”) + -ný → podkožný (“subcutaneous/under the skin”)”

“pod- + skupina (“group”) → podskupina (“subgroup”)”

“pod- + predseda (“chairman/president”) → podpredseda (“vice-chairman/vice-president”)”

“pod- + dôstojník (“officer”) → poddôstojník (“non-commissioned officer”)”

“pod- + výživa (“nutrition”) → podvýživa (“malnutrition/undernourishment”)”

“pod- + priemerný (“average”) → podpriemerný (“below average”)”

“pod- + večer (“evening”) → podvečer (“late afternoon/early evening”)”

“pod- + jeseň (“autumn”) → podjeseň (“early autumn/just before autumn”)”

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