v-

See also: Appendix: Variations of "v"

Albanian

Alternative forms

• f- — before l-

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *awa-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewo. See vë, cognate with Sanskrit अव (ava, “off, down”).

Prefix

v-

1. at-, on-
   1. vdes, fle, vras

Related terms

• vë

Czech

Alternative forms

• ve-

Prefix

v-

1. a Czech prefix, akin to in-
2. into (opposite of vy- +‎ "out of")

Derived terms

• vejít
• vcházet
• vjet
• vjezd
• vlepit
• vlézt
• vlít
• vloupat
• vložit
• vnést
• vrazit
• vstát
• vstoupit
• vtáhnout
• vtěsnat
• vtrhnout
• vžít

Further reading

• v-/ve- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Gabadi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v/

Prefix

v-

2. marks the future tense on a verb (with some exceptions)

   ‎v- + ‎aniani (“to eat”) → ‎va'aniani (“i will eat”)

   ‎v- + ‎gana (“to go”) → ‎vegana (“he/she will go”)

   ‎v- + ‎miado (“to sit”) → ‎vamiado (“i will sit”)

Category Gabadi terms prefixed with v- not found

References

• Oa, Morea and Ma`oni Paul. (2014-02-24). Tentative Grammar Description for the Gabadi Language. [working paper, draft created november 2013; editor: Eileen Gasaway]. Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea: SIL International. Available online: [1]. For the prefix v-, see page 25, section "5.2 tense" and page 28, section "5.4 realis and irrealis".

Old Slovak

Alternative forms

• vo-

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁énder.

Proto-Slavic *vъ(n)

Proto-Slavic *vъ(n)-

Old Slovak v-

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vъ(n)-.

Prefix

v-

1. in-, into, inside (prefix used to express movement or direction into the interior of something)
   1. with intransitive verbs of motion

      ‎v- + ‎-behnúť (“to run”) → ‎vbehnúť (“to run in”)

      ‎v- + ‎letieť (“to fly”) → ‎vletieť (“to fly in”)

      ‎v- + ‎tiecť (“to flow”) → ‎vtiecť (“to flow into”)

   2. with transitive verbs (insertion, injection, or placement)

      ‎v- + ‎hodiť (“to throw”) → ‎vhodiť (“to throw in/insert”)

      ‎v- + ‎tlačiť (“to press/push”) → ‎vtlačiť (“to press in/squeeze in”)

      ‎v- + ‎písať (“to write”) → ‎vpísať (“to write in/inscribe”)

      ‎v- + ‎liať (“to pour”) → ‎vliať (“to pour in/infuse”)

2. prefix used with reflexive verbs to indicate immersion, deep involvement, or integration into a state or object

   ‎v- + ‎žiť (“to live”) → ‎vžiť sa (“to empathize/settle in/identify with”)

Derived terms

Category Old Slovak terms prefixed with v- not found

Slovak

Alternative forms

• vo-

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁énder.

Proto-Slavic *vъ(n)

Proto-Slavic *vъ(n)-

Old Slovak v-

Slovak v-

Inherited from Old Slovak v-. Cf. v.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v/, [ʋ]

Prefix

v-

1. in-, into, inside (prefix used to express movement or direction into the interior of something)
   1. with intransitive verbs of motion

      ‎v- + ‎-behnúť (“to run”) → ‎vbehnúť (“to run in”)

      ‎v- + ‎letieť (“to fly”) → ‎vletieť (“to fly in”)

      ‎v- + ‎tiecť (“to flow”) → ‎vtiecť (“to flow into”)

   2. with transitive verbs (insertion, injection, or placement)

      ‎v- + ‎hodiť (“to throw”) → ‎vhodiť (“to throw in/insert”)

      ‎v- + ‎tlačiť (“to press/push”) → ‎vtlačiť (“to press in/squeeze in”)

      ‎v- + ‎písať (“to write”) → ‎vpísať (“to write in/inscribe”)

      ‎v- + ‎liať (“to pour”) → ‎vliať (“to pour in/infuse”)

   3. in abstract or figurative contexts (smuggling, conjuring, or luring in)

      ‎v- + ‎lákať (“to lure”) → ‎vlákať (“to lure in/entrap”)

      ‎v- + ‎kúzliť (“to do magic”) → ‎vkúzliť (“to conjure in”)

2. prefix used with reflexive verbs to indicate immersion, deep involvement, or integration into a state or object

   ‎v- + ‎žiť (“to live”) → ‎vžiť sa (“to empathize/settle in/identify with”)

   ‎v- + ‎cítiť (“to feel”) → ‎vcítiť sa (“to empathize/put oneself in someone's shoes”)

   ‎v- + ‎hĺbiť (“to deepen/hollow out”) → ‎vhĺbiť sa (“to become immersed/engrossed in”)

   ‎v- + ‎čítať (“to read”) → ‎včítať sa (“to get absorbed in reading”)

Derived terms

Slovak terms prefixed with v-

vbiť

včítať

vdrieť

vstavať

vtĺcť

vstať

Further reading

• Peciar, Štefan, editor (1959–1968), “v-”, in Slovník slovenského jazyka [Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–6 (A – Ž; Doplnky, Dodatky), Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo SAV, →OCLC

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vъ-. Prefixed form of the preposition v.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋ-/

Prefix

v-

1. Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings:
   1. into

      ‎v- + ‎plúti (“to sail”) → ‎vplúti (“to sail into”)

   2. moving up

      ‎v- + ‎státi (“to stand”) → ‎vstáti (“to stand up”)

Derived terms

Slovene terms prefixed with v-

včlaniti

vključiti

vpiti

vprašati

vstaviti

vstopiti