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separable prefix

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A prefix that can be detached from the verb it attaches to in several instances.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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  • German: trennbare Vorsilbe — a prefix that can be detached from the verb
  • Hungarian: elváló igekötő — a prefix that can be detached from the verb
  • Russian: отделя́емая приста́вка (otdeljájemaja pristávka) — a prefix that can be detached from the verb