Macedonian

Prefix

пре- • ‎(pre-)

1. too, overly, excessively

   голем

   преголем

   big

   too big

2. re-, again

   прати

   препрати

   to send

   to resend, forward

3. across, over, through

   качи

   прекачи

   to climb

   to climb over

   носи

   пренесе

   to carry

   to transfer, transport, carry across

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic пре- ‎(pre-), прѣ- ‎(prě-), from Proto-Slavic *per-. Compare native пере- ‎(pere-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prʲe]

Prefix

пре- • ‎(pre-)

1. (used with verbs) over, across

   враща́ть‎ ― vraščátʹ ― to rotate, to turn

   превраща́ть‎ ― prevraščátʹ ― to convert, to turn into

   подноси́ть, поднести́‎ ― podnosítʹ, podnestí ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   преподноси́ть, преподнести́‎ ― prepodnosítʹ, prepodnestí ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   облада́ть‎ ― obladátʹ ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   преоблада́ть‎ ― preobladátʹ ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. (used with adjectives) most, very (superlative degree)

   предо́брый‎ ― predóbryj ― most kind

   прекрасне́йший‎ ― prekrasnéjšij ― most excellent

   прекра́сный‎ ― prekrásnyj ― most beautiful

   прескве́рный‎ ― preskvérnyj ― very bad