ve-
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ve"
Czech[edit]
Prefix[edit]
ve-
- Alternative form of v-
Usage notes[edit]
- Used in front of double consonant.
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- v-/ve- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
There is some disagreement on origin of this prefix:
- From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew (“out, away”). Compare Latin au-, Sanskrit अव (áva), Old Irish úa (“from, of”).[1]
- From Proto-Italic *s(w)ē-, from Proto-Indo-European *swé (“self”), whence also Latin sē- (“separately; without”), sē (“oneself”), sed (“but”).[2]
- By reanalysis of the contracted form of vehemēns (“very eager, furious”), vēmēns, as vē- and mēns (“mind”).[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
vē-
- Used to indicate a fault of excess or deficiency, too much, too little
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “vē-”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN