паў-

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic полъ (polŭ), from Proto-Slavic *polъ (half). Compare Polish pół-, Russian пол- (pol-), Ukrainian пів- (piv-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pau̯]

Prefix

паў- • (paŭ-)

  1. hemi-, semi-, half-

Derived terms

  • напаў- (napaŭ-)
  • спаў- (spaŭ-)
Belarusian terms prefixed with паў-
  • палаві́на (palavína)

References

  • паў...”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)