"по-" meaning in Russian

See по- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: [pə], [ˈpo] Forms: по- [canonical], по́- [canonical], po- [romanization], pó- [romanization]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pо-. See по (po, “up to”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ru|sla-pro|*pо-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Slavic *pо-, {{inh+|ru|sla-pro|*pо-}} Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pо- Head templates: {{head|ru|prefix|cat2=verbal prefixes|head=по-|head2=по́-}} по- or по́- • (po- or pó-)
  1. perfective aspect Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-по--ru-prefix-W8pBskRK
  2. (rare) imperfective aspect Tags: morpheme, rare
    Sense id: en-по--ru-prefix-AoKFCwjb
  3. for a while, a little (see delimitative aspect) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-по--ru-prefix-EdrjLCix
  4. added with a hyphen to certain adjectives to create adverbs, often (but not always) with the meaning "in the manner of behaviour, speech etc. of [the adjective]" typically changes the adjective ending to the dative masculine/neuter singular ending, but the following additional changes also occur: -ский (-skij) to -ски (-ski), -ско́й (-skój) to -ски́ (-skí), -ий (-ij) to -ьи (-ʹi) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-по--ru-prefix-pOnB5L-H
  5. place names Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-по--ru-prefix-4mdYNCQn Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Russian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 4 4 1 19 4 4 22 2 2 4 3 22 0 2 2 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 0 15 4 4 26 2 2 4 4 26 0 1 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Russian entries with incorrect language header: 11 11 16 10 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: по (po)
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        },
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        },
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          "english": "Polabian Slavs",
          "roman": "polábskije slavjáne",
          "text": "пола́бские славя́не",
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        },
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          "english": "Pomerania",
          "roman": "Pomeranija",
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