"u-" meaning in Polish

See u- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /u/
Rhymes: -u Etymology: Inherited from Old Polish u-, from Proto-Slavic *u-. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|pl|zlw-opl|u-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Polish u-, {{inh+|pl|zlw-opl|u-}} Inherited from Old Polish u-, {{inh|pl|sla-pro|*u-}} Proto-Slavic *u- Head templates: {{head|pl|prefix}} u-
  1. appears in front of some verbs meaning: to make something behave in a certain way, en-, be-, make Tags: morpheme Synonyms: o-
    Sense id: en-u--pl-prefix-15yfyzgd Categories (other): Polish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Polish entries with incorrect language header: 38 14 17 9 22
  2. perfective prefix Tags: morpheme, perfective, prefix
    Sense id: en-u--pl-prefix-HuZn6zCW
  3. added to mean "a bit" Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-u--pl-prefix-9jrAhof8
  4. added to mean away Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-u--pl-prefix-LaQ8icQw
  5. (rare) added to mean successfully, often without an imperfective counterpart Tags: morpheme, rare
    Sense id: en-u--pl-prefix-vHoCcCWE

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