на-
/[nə] | [ˈna]/
Russianprefix
Definitions
- 1.onto, upon
на- (na-) + идти́ (idtí, “to go”) → найти́ (najtí, “to find”, literally “to come upon”)
- 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.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