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Meaning of z- | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2
z

Definitions

  1. together (verbal prefix denoting joining, gathering, or bringing things together)
    morpheme
  2. down (verbal prefix denoting movement from top to bottom or from a surface)
    morpheme
  3. verbal prefix denoting a change of state or the acquisition of a quality
    morpheme
  4. verbal prefix denoting a change of state caused by an action (factitive/causative)
    morpheme
  5. verbal prefix denoting upward movement, increase in volume, or a sudden flaring up
    morpheme
  6. verbal prefix denoting a change or deviation in movement
    morpheme, rare
  7. verbal prefix used as a delimitative, denoting a brief action, sound, or movement
    morpheme
  8. verbal prefix denoting a resultative action or the full completion of a process
    morpheme
  9. verbal prefix serving as a pure perfective aspect marker
    morpheme
  10. verbal prefix used redundantly or adding little new meaning to the base verb
    morpheme

Examples

“z- + ísť → zísť (“to meet up; to come together”)”
“z- + lepiť → zlepiť (“to glue together”)”
“z- + miešať → zmiešať (“to mix together”)”
“z- + viazať → zviazať (“to tie together”)”
“z- + ísť → zísť (“to descend; to go down”)”
“z- + hodiť → zhodiť (“to throw down; to drop”)”
“z- + liezť → zliezť (“to climb down”)”
“z- + blázon + -iť (“to go crazy”) → zblázniť sa”
“z- + drahý + -ieť → zdražieť (“to become expensive”)”
“z- + vlhký + -núť → zvlhnúť (“to get damp”)”
“z- + drahý + -iť → zdražiť (“to make more expensive”)”
“z- + jemný + -iť → zjemniť (“to soften; to refine”)”
“z- + jednoduchý + -iť → zjednodušiť (“to simplify”)”
“z- + bĺknuť → zbĺknuť (“to burst into flames”)”
“z- + dvihnúť → zdvihnúť (“to lift up; to raise”)”
“z- + volať → zvolať (“to exclaim; to cry out”)”
“z- + bočiť → zbočiť (“to swerve; to turn aside”)”
“z- + -driemnuť → zdriemnuť (“to take a nap”)”
“z- + hrmieť → zhrmieť (“to thunder once”)”
“z- + výsknuť → zvýsknuť (“to let out a shriek of joy”)”
“z- + automatický + -izovať → zautomatizovať (“to automate”)”
“z- + jesť → zjesť (“to eat up”)”
“z- + mrznúť → zmrznúť (“to freeze solid”)”
“z- + miznúť → zmiznúť (“to disappear (perfective)”)”
“z- + desiť → zdesiť (“to be terrified (perfective)”)”
“z- + raniť → zraniť (“to injure”)”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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