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на-

/[nə] | [ˈna]/
Russianprefix

Definitions

  1. 1.
    onto, upon
    • на- (na-) + идти́ (idtí, “to go”) → найти́ (najtí, “to find”, literally “to come upon”)

  2. 2.
    to repletion, to satiation, to the full, enough, too much
    • на- (na-) + пить (pitʹ, “to drink”) + -ся (-sja, reflexive suffix) → напи́ться (napítʹsja, “to drink to the full; to quench one’s thirst; to get drunk”)

  3. 3.
    a quantity of, a lot of
    • на- (na-) + купи́ть (kupítʹ, “to buy”) → накупи́ть книг (nakupítʹ knig, “to buy a quantity of books, a lot of books”)

Synonyms & related words

Related words (1)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *na.

Forms

  • na-romanization

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