"pra-" meaning in Czech

See pra- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: [pra ]
Etymology: Inherited from Old Czech pra- (“before (in time)”), from Proto-Slavic *pra-. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|cs|zlw-ocs|pra-||before (in time)|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Czech pra- (“before (in time)”), {{inh+|cs|zlw-ocs|pra-||before (in time)}} Inherited from Old Czech pra- (“before (in time)”), {{inh|cs|sla-pro|*pra-}} Proto-Slavic *pra- Head templates: {{head|cs|prefix}} pra-
  1. great- (removed by one generation from) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-pra--cs-prefix-Z6QjCW1h
  2. fore- (ancestor) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-pra--cs-prefix-IJGlBzHK
  3. primaeval, primary Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-pra--cs-prefix-k1~Q7kls Categories (other): Czech entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Czech entries with incorrect language header: 6 10 60 19 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 12 1 1 0 0 0 25 30 0 2 1 7 9 0 0 8 0 0 1 0 1
  4. (linguistics) proto- Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Linguistics Synonyms: proto-
    Sense id: en-pra--cs-prefix-kZzPpeSn Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  5. very, extremely (intensifying the meaning of the original adjective) Tags: morpheme Related terms (very): prach-
    Sense id: en-pra--cs-prefix-iiU9~iUe Disambiguation of 'very': 0 1 1 0 98
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          "text": "pra- + dědeček → pradědeček (“great-grandfather”)",
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        },
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          "type": "example"
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          "text": "pra- + otec → praotec (“forefather”)",
          "type": "example"
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          "type": "example"
        },
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          "type": "example"
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          "type": "example"
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          "type": "example"
        },
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          "type": "example"
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