"pra-" meaning in Esperanto

See pra- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: [pra]
Etymology: Borrowed from Russian пра- (pra-) and Polish pra-. Etymology templates: {{bor|eo|ru|пра-}} Russian пра- (pra-), {{bor|eo|pl|pra-}} Polish pra- Head templates: {{head|eo|prefix}} pra-
  1. ur-; primitive; primordial; prehistoric Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-pra--eo-prefix-ooG28~Hk Categories (other): Esperanto entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Esperanto entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 0
  2. fore- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-pra--eo-prefix-1wbJhY38
  3. great- Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-pra--eo-prefix-wJJwPb78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: praa (english: ancient), praulo (english: ancestor)
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "ancient",
      "word": "praa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "ancestor",
      "word": "praulo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "ru",
        "3": "пра-"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian пра- (pra-)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "pl",
        "3": "pra-"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish pra-",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Russian пра- (pra-) and Polish pra-.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "pra-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pra"
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "69 31 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "pra- + arbaro (“forest”) → praarbaro (“primordial forest”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "pra- + besto (“animal”) → prabesto (“prehistoric animal”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "pra- + homo (“human being”) → prahomo (“primitive man”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ur-; primitive; primordial; prehistoric"
      ],
      "id": "en-pra--eo-prefix-ooG28~Hk",
      "links": [
        [
          "ur-",
          "ur-"
        ],
        [
          "primitive",
          "primitive"
        ],
        [
          "primordial",
          "primordial"
        ],
        [
          "prehistoric",
          "prehistoric"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "pra- + patroj (“fathers”) → prapatroj (“forefathers”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "pra- + ulo (“person”) → praulo (“ancestor”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fore-"
      ],
      "id": "en-pra--eo-prefix-1wbJhY38",
      "links": [
        [
          "fore-",
          "fore-"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "pra- + avo (“grandfather”) → praavo (“great-grandfather”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "pra- + onklino (“aunt”) → praonklino (“great-aunt”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "pra- + nepo (“grandson”) → pranepo (“great-grandson”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "great-"
      ],
      "id": "en-pra--eo-prefix-wJJwPb78",
      "links": [
        [
          "great-",
          "great-"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[pra]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pra-"
}
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    "Esperanto lemmas",
    "Esperanto prefixes",
    "Esperanto terms borrowed from Polish",
    "Esperanto terms borrowed from Russian",
    "Esperanto terms derived from Polish",
    "Esperanto terms derived from Russian",
    "Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "ancient",
      "word": "praa"
    },
    {
      "english": "ancestor",
      "word": "praulo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "ru",
        "3": "пра-"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian пра- (pra-)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "pl",
        "3": "pra-"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish pra-",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Russian пра- (pra-) and Polish pra-.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "pra-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pra"
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "pra- + arbaro (“forest”) → praarbaro (“primordial forest”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "pra- + besto (“animal”) → prabesto (“prehistoric animal”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "pra- + homo (“human being”) → prahomo (“primitive man”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ur-; primitive; primordial; prehistoric"
      ],
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        [
          "ur-",
          "ur-"
        ],
        [
          "primitive",
          "primitive"
        ],
        [
          "primordial",
          "primordial"
        ],
        [
          "prehistoric",
          "prehistoric"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "pra- + patroj (“fathers”) → prapatroj (“forefathers”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "pra- + ulo (“person”) → praulo (“ancestor”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fore-"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fore-",
          "fore-"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "pra- + avo (“grandfather”) → praavo (“great-grandfather”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "pra- + onklino (“aunt”) → praonklino (“great-aunt”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "pra- + nepo (“grandson”) → pranepo (“great-grandson”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "great-"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "great-",
          "great-"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[pra]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pra-"
}

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