Meaning of za- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings:
   morpheme
2. moving behind
   morpheme
3. moving into
   morpheme
4. to begin, to start (inchoative)
   morpheme
5. in error, to a loss
   morpheme
6. for a long time, too long
   morpheme, reflexive
7. to cover, to fill
   morpheme

Examples

“za- + čutīti (“to feel”) → začutīti (“to feel”)”

“za- + īti (“to go”) → zaíti (“to set (of the sun)”)”

“za- + brésti (“to wade”) → zabrésti (“to wade into”)”

“za- + díhati (“to breathe”) → zadíhati (“to start to breathe”)”

“za- + īti (“to go”) → zaíti (“to go astray”)”

“za- + kọ̑ckati (“to play dice”) → zakọ̑ckati (“to gamble away”)”

“za- + govorīti (“to speak”) → zagovorīti (“to talk for a long time/too long”)”

“za- + mésti (“to snow”) → zamésti (“to snow in, to cover in snow”)”

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