pa-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pa"

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa/

Prefix

pa-

1. A negating prefix; un-, in-

Derived terms

Albanian terms prefixed with pa-

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pa-.

Prefix

pa-

1. pseudo-

   Synonym: pseudo-

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with pa-

• pakobylka
• paroží
• patvar

Further reading

• pa- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Hawaiian

Prefix

pa-

1. Alternative spelling of pā-

Latvian

Prefix

pa-

1. Usually found on verbs (and their derived nouns or adjectives) with the meaning 'under' or 'for a short time' (like Lithuanian pa- or Russian по- (po-)).

Derived terms

Latvian terms prefixed with pa-

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *pa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó (“off, away”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *po (“after, by”); see there for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɐ], [paː]

Prefix

pa-

1. Comes along with po 'after', e.g. Grybšt pa-grybšt - grybšnis po grybšnio, bearing meanings 'after', 'definite', 'slight':
   1. (with verbs expressing movement) Describes an action's movement under something; under-
   2. (with verbs) Describes a briefly lasting action
   3. (with verbs) Describes an action's smallness
   4. (with verbs) Describes the ability or means to do something
   5. (with verbs) Describes a meaning specific to the verb
   6. (with nouns) Describes a place or thing that is under or near to
   7. (with nouns) Describes approximate time

Derived terms

Lithuanian terms prefixed with pa-

Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pa-, from Proto-Austronesian *pa-.

Prefix

pa-

1. causative prefix

Derived terms

Makasar terms prefixed with pa-

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pa-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa/
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Prefix

pa-

1. (dated) affects the definition in various ways, mostly seen in inherited or borrowed words, no longer a produtive prefix

   ‎pa- + ‎łęk → ‎pałąk

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with pa-

Further reading

• pa- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Prefix

pa-

1. pseudo-

Derived terms

Slovak terms prefixed with pa-

Further reading

• “pa-”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *pà-.

Prefix

pa-

1. The prefix for noun class 16 denoting locatives (position at a place).

See also

• Appendix:Swahili noun classes

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *pá-.

Prefix

pa-

1. there, pa class_(XVI) subject concord
2. verb-initial form of -pa- (“there, pa class_(XVI) object concord”)

See also

Swahili verbal concords (third person)

Class	Subject concord		Object concord	Relative
	affirmative	negative
m(I)	a-, yu-	ha-, hayu-	-m-, -mw-, -mu-	-ye
wa(II)	wa-	hawa-	-wa-	-o
m(III)	u-	hau-	-u-	-o
mi(IV)	i-	hai-	-i-	-yo
ji(V)	li-	hali-	-li-	-lo
ma(VI)	ya-	haya-	-ya-	-yo
ki(VII)	ki-	haki-	-ki-	-cho
vi(VIII)	vi-	havi-	-vi-	-vyo
n(IX)	i-	hai-	-i-	-yo
n(X)	zi-	hazi-	-zi-	-zo
u(XI)	u-	hau-	-u-	-o
ku(XV/XVII)	ku-	haku-	-ku-	-ko
pa(XVI)	pa-	hapa-	-pa-	-po
mu(XVIII)	m-, mw-, mu-	ham-, hamw-, hamu-	-mu-	-mo
For a full table including first and second person, see Appendix:Swahili personal pronouns.

Etymology 3

Prefix

pa-

1. Contraction of pa- + -a- (“pa class_(XVI) gnomic”).

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *pa-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pa-, from Proto-Austronesian *pa-.

Prefix

pa- (Baybayin spelling ᜉ)

1. adverbial prefix - indicates process of performing the action of the verb

   ‎pa- + ‎punta (“destination”) → ‎papunta (“be coming/ be going/ be arriving/ be on the way”)

   ‎pa- + ‎tapos (“end”) → ‎patapos (“be about to end”)

   Patapos na ang pelikula.

   The movie is about to end.

2. reduced form of paki- or magpa-

   Patapon naman 'to sa basurahan.

   Could you please throw this to the trash can?

3. noun prefix - indicates an object that is ordered or requested to be processed according to the root word

   ‎pa- + ‎dala (“carry”) → ‎padala (“remittance/ package [an object that is requested to be brought or sent]”)

   ‎pa- + ‎piging (“a banquet”) → ‎papiging (“a banquet that is organized by someone [usually followed by "ng organization" or "ni name of person"]”)

4. (informal) indication of direction

   Pa-Espanya ako.

   I'm heading for Spain.

Derived terms

Tagalog terms prefixed with pa-

Anagrams

• AP

Volapük

Prefix

pa-

1. Used to form the (present infinitive and present tense) passive voice forms of verbs.

   numön (“to count”) → panumön (“to be counted”)