зо-

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derives from multiple Proto-Slavic prefixes: *jьz-, *sъ(n)- and *vъz-. For details see з- (z-)

Prefix

зо- • (zo-)

  1. alternative form of з- (z-) used before: с, з:
    1. attached to imperfective verbs to form the perfective aspect
      зо- (zo-) + ‎серед (sered, centre, middle) + ‎-ити (-yty) → ‎зосередити pf (zoseredyty, to centre, to concentrate)
      зо- (zo-) + ‎статися impf (statysja, to happen, to occurre) → ‎зостатися pf (zostatysja, to remain)
Ukrainian terms prefixed with зо-