ra-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ra"

Italian

Etymology

From a confluence of Latin re- (“again”) and ad- (“towards”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra/
• Hyphenation: ra-

Prefix

ra-

1. 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

Italian terms prefixed with ra-

Anagrams

• A.R.

Mohawk

Prefix

ra-

1. 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

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daₐ

Prefix

ra-

1. oblique case marker for common nouns

Derived terms

Old Javanese terms prefixed with ra-