ra-
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ra"
Etymology
From a confluence of Latin re- (“again”) and ad- (“towards”).
Pronunciation
Prefix
ra-
- used in the formation of verbs with an intensive or iterative sense
- ra- + freddo (“cold, cool”) → raffreddare (“to cool down”)
- ra- + sereno (“serene; (of weather) calm”) → rasserenare (“to calm; (of weather) to clear up”)
Usage notes
- It always causes gemination of an initial single consonant.
Derived terms
Anagrams
Prefix
ra-
- pronominal prefix for
- He ______ it/her
Alternative forms
| - | Initial consonant | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environment | t/s/h/k | n/r/w/’ | a | e/en | o/on | i | y |
| Word-Initial | ra- | ra- | r- | r- | r- | ren- | ra- |
References
- Gunther Michelson (1973) A thousand words of Mohawk, University of Ottawa Press, page 9
- Nora Deering, Helga H. Delisle (1976) Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, page 384
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daₐ
Prefix
ra-
- oblique case marker for common nouns
Derived terms
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