вз-

See also: воз

Russian

Alternative forms

вс- (vs-) — before a voiceless consonant
взо- (vzo-) — before certain consonant clusters

Etymology

Proto-Slavic *vъz-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *uź-. Cognate with Lithuanian už (“within, instead of, in return for”), Latvian uz (“on, to”). Further etymology disputed. Compare also воз- (voz-), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [vz]

Prefix

вз- • (vz-)

(used with verbs) upwards, up
‎взо- (vzo-) + ‎-йти́ (-jtí, “to go”) → ‎взойти́ (vzojtí, “to rise, to ascend”)

‎вс- (vs-) + ‎ки́нуть (kínutʹ, “to throw, cast, fling”) → ‎вски́нуть (vskínutʹ, “to throw up, to toss up”)
(used with verbs) returning, re-

Derived terms

Russian terms prefixed with вз-

Russian terms prefixed with взо-

взойти

взопреть

взорвать

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

вс- (vs-) — before a voiceless consonant
взі- (vzi-) — before certain consonant clusters

Etymology

Proto-Slavic *vъz-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *uź-. Cognate with Lithuanian už (“within, instead of, in return for”), Latvian uz (“on, to”). Further etymology disputed. Compare also воз- (voz-), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [wz ]

Prefix

вз- • (vz-)

(used with verbs) upwards, up
‎взі- (vzi-) + ‎йти́ (jtý, “to go”) → ‎взійти́ (vzijtý, “to rise, to ascend”)
(used with verbs) returning, re-

Ukrainian terms prefixed with вз-

взяти

взути

взійти