раз-
/[rəz]/
Russianprefix
Definitions
- 1.asunder, apart
- 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.enlarged action
раз- (raz-) + рабо́тать (rabótatʹ, “to work”) → разрабо́тать (razrabótatʹ, “to develop, to work out”)
- 4.with reflexives, giving free rein to
раз- (raz-) + говори́ть (govorítʹ, “to talk”) + -ся (-sja) → разговори́ться (razgovorítʹsja, “to talk up a storm”)
- 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