Czech

Prefix

pra-

1. great- (removed by one generation from)

   pradědeček‎ ― great-grandfather

   prababička‎ ― great-grandmother

2. fore- (ancestor)

   praotec‎ ― forefather

   pramáti‎ ― foremother

3. primaeval, primary

   prales‎ ― primaeval forest

   pračlověk‎ ― primaeval man

   prahmota‎ ― primary matter

4. (linguistics) proto-

   pračeština‎ ― Proto-Czech

   praslovanština‎ ― Proto-Slavic

5. very, extremely (intensifying the meaning of the original adjective)

   prapodivný‎ ― very strange

   pramalý‎ ― extremely small

Derived terms

Related terms

• (very): prach-

Synonyms

• (linguistics): proto-

References

1. ↑ "pra-" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, ISBN 978-80-7335-393-3, page 545.

Esperanto

Prefix

pra-

1. ur-; primitive; primordial; prehistoric
   • arbaro (forest); praarbaro (primordial forest)
   • besto (animal); prabesto (prehistoric animal)
   • homo (human being); prahomo (primitive man)
2. fore-;
   • patroj (fathers); prapatroj (forefathers)
   • ulo (person); praulo (ancestor)
3. great-
   • avo (grandfather); praavo (great-grandfather)
   • onklino (aunt); praonklino (great-aunt)
   • nepo (grandson); pranepo (great-grandson)

Polish

Prefix

pra-

1. proto-, pre-, ur-

   praporządek - preorder

   prajęzyk - proto-language

   prastary - ancient

2. prepended to ancestors before grandparents; great-

   pradziadek

   prababcia

3. prepended to descendants after grandchildren

   prawnuk

   prawnuczka

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Prefix

pra- ‎(Cyrillic spelling пра-)

1. appended to ancestors before grandparents
   • pradeda, prababa
2. ur-; primitive; primordial; prehistoric
   • prapostojbina (urheimat); praistorija (prehistory)

See also

• šukun-
• čukun-