у-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "y"

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊ]
  • IPA(key): [ˈu] (when stressed)

Prefix

у- • (u-)

  1. away
    у- (u-) + ‎-йти́ impf (-jtí, to go) → ‎уйти́ pf (ujtí, to go away, to leave)
    у- (u-) + ‎е́хать impf (jéxatʹ, to go (by horse or vehicle)) → ‎уе́хать pf (ujéxatʹ, to depart (by conveyance))
  2. with a more concrete purpose
    у- (u-) + ‎говори́ть impf (govorítʹ, to say) → ‎уговори́ть pf (ugovorítʹ, to persuade)
    у- (u-) + ‎знать impf (znatʹ, to know) → ‎узна́ть pf (uznátʹ, to get to know)

Derived terms

Russian terms prefixed with у-

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

в- (v-), ві- (vi-), уві- (uvi-), вві- (vvi-)

Etymology

From у (u).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [u ]

Prefix

у- • (u-)

  1. with a more concrete purpose
    у- (u-) + ‎говори́ти impf (hovorýty, to say) → ‎уговори́ти pf (uhovorýty, to persuade)
    у- (u-) + ‎лю́бий (ljúbyj, nice) → ‎улюблений (uljublenyj, favorite)

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