недо-

Russian

Etymology

Originally probably не- (ne-) + до- (do-).

Pronunciation

  • недо-: IPA(key): [nʲɪdə]
  • недо́-: IPA(key): [nʲɪˈdo] (when stressed in past passive participles and past tense forms)
  • не́до-: IPA(key): [ˈnʲedə] (when stressed in nouns)

Prefix

недо- (nedo-)

  1. (used with verbs) under-, insufficiently
    недо- (nedo-) + дать (datʹ, to give)недода́ть (nedodátʹ, to give less than required)
    недо- (nedo-) + плати́ть (platítʹ, to pay)недоплати́ть (nedoplatítʹ, to underpay)
    недо- (nedo-) + стать (statʹ, to happen, to become)недоста́ть (nedostátʹ, to be insufficient)
    недо- (nedo-) + ед- (jed-, to eat) + -а́ть (-átʹ)недоеда́ть (nedojedátʹ, to be undernourished)
  2. (used with verbs) to fail to do
    недо- (nedo-) + де́лать (délatʹ, to do)недоде́лать (nedodélatʹ, to fail to do, to fail to finish)
    недо- (nedo-) + смотре́ть (smotrétʹ, to look at; to look after, to watch)недосмотре́ть (nedosmotrétʹ, to overlook; to fail to look after)
    недо- (nedo-) + мог- (mog-, to be able) + -а́ть (-átʹ)недомога́ть (nedomogátʹ, to be unwell, to be indisposed)

Usage notes

  • The stressed variants are found in the following situations:
    1. the past participle of verbs with a one-syllable root ending in -ать: e.g. недо́данный (nedódannyj) from недода́ть (nedodátʹ, to give insufficiently);
    2. the past tense of some verbs with a one-syllable root: e.g. недо́дал (nedódal, masculine singular past tense) from недода́ть (nedodátʹ, to give insufficiently);
    3. some deverbal and other derived nouns: e.g. не́доросль (nédoroslʹ, ignorant young man) from недоро́слый (nedoróslyj, not full-grown).

Derived terms

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