zra-

Radestrian

Etymology

From Middle Radestrian zra-, from Old Radestrian zræ-, inherited from Proto-Radic *źær-, from *źær. Doublet of ira-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzra-/, /zra-/

Prefix

zra- (deverbal)

1. (semi-productive) destruction, deterioration or violence

   deat (“to do”) → zradeat (“to batter”)

2. (unproductive) error or neglect

   stakt (“to get”) → zrastakt (“to forget”)

3. (semi-productive) to die by (from intransitive verbs), to kill by, to death (from transitive verbs)

   lát (“to drink”) → zralát (“to drown”)

   delyt (“to stab”) → zradelyt (“to stab to death”)

4. (semi-productive, occasionally humorous) intensity or excess, often as an extension of the above meaning

   hert (“to kiss”) → zrahert (“to kiss to death”)

Derived terms

▶ Radestrian terms prefixed with zra-