над-

See also: над and Appendix:Variations of "nad"

Russian

Alternative forms

  • надо- (nado-)used before certain consonant clusters

Pronunciation

  • над-: IPA(key): [nəd] (before vowels and voiced consonants)
  • над-: IPA(key): [nət] (before voiceless consonants)
  • на́д-: IPA(key): [ˈnad] (when stressed, before vowels and voiced consonants)
  • над-: IPA(key): [ˈnat] (when stressed, before voiceless consonants)

Prefix

над- or на́д- • (nad- or nád-)

  1. takes verbs, produces verbs: to extend, add
  2. takes verbs, produces verbs: to apply an action or measure
    над- (nad-) + ‎-зира́ть (-zirátʹ, to look at) → ‎надзира́ть (nadzirátʹ, to oversee)
  3. takes verbs, produces verbs: to apply an action in incomplete manner
    над- (nad-) + ‎куси́ть (kusítʹ, to bite) → ‎надкуси́ть (nadkusítʹ, to take a bite, nibble)
  4. takes verbs, produces verbs: super-
    над- (nad-) + ‎писа́ть (pisátʹ, to write) → ‎надписа́ть (nadpisátʹ, to superscribe, to inscribe)
  5. takes nouns, produces nouns and adjectives: over, above
    над- (nad-) + ‎вода́ (vodá, water) + ‎-ный (-nyj, adjective-forming suffix) → ‎надво́дный (nadvódnyj, above-water)
    над- (nad-) + ‎гроб (grob, grave) (poetic) + ‎-ие (-ije, noun-forming suffix) → ‎надгро́бие (nadgróbije, tombstone, literally thing over the grave)

Usage notes

Derived terms

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

  • наді- (nadi-)used before certain consonant clusters

Etymology

From preposition над (nad).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nad ]

Prefix

над- • (nad-)

  1. takes adjectives, produces adjectives: super-, supra-
  2. takes verbs, produces verbs: to apply an action or measure
    над- (nad-) + ‎зріти (zrity, to look at) → ‎надзира́ти (nadzyráty, to oversee)
  3. takes verbs, produces verbs: to apply an action in incomplete manner
    по- (po-) + ‎над- (nad-) + ‎куса́ти (kusáty) + ‎-ювати (-juvaty, to bite) → ‎понадку́сювати (ponadkúsjuvaty, to take a bite, nibble)
  4. takes verbs, produces verbs: off, -off
    над- (nad-) + ‎сла́ти (sláty, to send) → ‎надсила́ти (nadsyláty, to send off, to dispatch)
  5. takes nouns, produces nouns and adjectives: over, above
    над- (nad-) + ‎вода́ (vodá, water) + ‎-ний (-nyj, adjective-forming suffix) → ‎надво́дний (nadvódnyj, above-water)

Derived terms

References

  • Полюга Л. М. Словник українських морфем. — Львів: Світ, 2001. — 448 с. — [Poliuha L.M. Dictionary of Ukrainian morphemes. - Lviv: Svit, 2001. - 448pp.]. ISBN 966-603-105-1