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раз-

/[rəz]/
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Definitions

  1. 1.
    asunder, apart
  2. 2.
    dis-, di-, un-
    • разо- (razo-) + -йти́ (-jtí, “to go”) + -сь (-sʹ) → разойти́сь (razojtísʹ, “to go asunder, to disagree”)

    • раз- (raz-) + дева́ть (devátʹ, “to put”) → раздева́ть (razdevátʹ, “to undress”)

  3. 3.
    enlarged action
    • раз- (raz-) + рабо́тать (rabótatʹ, “to work”) → разрабо́тать (razrabótatʹ, “to develop, to work out”)

  4. 4.
    with reflexives, giving free rein to
    • раз- (raz-) + говори́ть (govorítʹ, “to talk”) + -ся (-sja) → разговори́ться (razgovorítʹsja, “to talk up a storm”)

  5. 5.
    not quite
    • не (ne, “not”) + рас- (ras-) + слы́шать (slýšatʹ, “to hear”) → не расслы́шать (ne rasslýšatʹ, “to not quite hear”)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic роз- (roz-), from Proto-Slavic *orz-. The spelling "раз-" was reinforced by Old Church Slavonic раз- (raz-), as well as vowel reduction, which is also reflected in Belarusian раз- (raz-).

Forms

  • raz-romanization
  • разо-alternative
  • рас-alternative

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