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do-

do-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "do"

Czech

Prefix

do-

  1. A prefix, usually indicating a destination or a completed action or state.

Derived terms

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish do-, du-, from Proto-Celtic *dus-, from Proto-Indo-European *dus-.

Prefix

do-

  1. impossible, extremely difficult, to
  2. ill, evil

Derived terms

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Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
do- dho- ndo-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "do-" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “do-, du-” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish do-, du-.

Prefix

do-

  1. non-, un-

Derived terms

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References

  • “do-, du-” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *dus-, from Proto-Indo-European *dus-.

Alternative forms

  • du-

Prefix

do-

  1. impossible, extremely difficult, to
  2. ill, evil

Derived terms

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Antonyms

Etymology 2

Prefix

do-

  1. pretonic form of di-
  2. pretonic form of to-

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
do- do-
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/ 		ndo-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “do-, du-” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Polish

Prefix

do-

  1. further, additionally
  2. completing something unfinished

Derived terms

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  • domknąć
  • dorzucić
  • dookreślić

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish do-, du-.

Prefix

do-

  1. un-

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Scottish_Gaelic_words_prefixed_with_do-'>Scottish Gaelic words prefixed with do-</a>

See also

References

  • “do-, du-” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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