# на-
## Azerbaijani
### Prefix

на-
* Cyrillic spelling of na-

## Old Church Slavonic
### Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *na- prefix, from Proto-Slavic *na.

### Prefix

на- • (na-)
* (used with verbs) onto, upon
    ‎на- (na-) + ‎ити (iti, “to go”) → ‎наити (naiti, “to find”, literally “to come upon”)
* (used with verbs) to repletion, to satiation, to the full, enough, too much
    ‎на- (na-) + ‎пити (piti, “to drink”) → ‎напити (napiti, “to drink to the full; to quench one’s thirst; to get drunk”)

#### Related terms

* на (na)

## Russian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *na.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [nə]
* IPA: [ˈna] (when stressed)

### Prefix

на- • (na-)
* (with verbs) onto, upon
    ‎на- (na-) + ‎идти́ (idtí, “to go”) → ‎найти́ (najtí, “to find”, literally “to come upon”)
* (with verbs) to repletion, to satiation, to the full, enough, too much
    ‎на- (na-) + ‎пить (pitʹ, “to drink”) + ‎-ся (-sja, reflexive suffix) → ‎напи́ться (napítʹsja, “to drink to the full; to quench one’s thirst; to get drunk”)
* (with verbs) a quantity of, a lot of
    ‎на- (na-) + ‎купи́ть (kupítʹ, “to buy”) → ‎накупи́ть книг (nakupítʹ knig, “to buy a quantity of books, a lot of books”)
* (added to nouns, forms adverbs with the meaning in the direction of the noun)
    ‎на- (na-) + ‎верх (verx, “top”) → ‎наве́рх (navérx, “upwards”)
    ‎на- (na-) + ‎зад (zad, “back”) → ‎наза́д (nazád, “backwards”)
    ‎на- (na-) + ‎пра́во (právo, “right”) → ‎напра́во (naprávo, “to the right”)
    ‎на- (na-) + ‎ле́во (lévo, “left”) → ‎нале́во (nalévo, “to the left”)
* (added to nouns or adverbs, forms adverbs with the approximate meaning 'for' the noun or adverb, or in the state of the noun or adverb)
    ‎на- (na-) + ‎всегда́ (vsegdá, “always”) → ‎навсегда́ (navsegdá, “forever”)
    ‎на- (na-) + ‎до́лго (dólgo, “a long time”) → ‎надо́лго (nadólgo, “for a long time”)
    ‎на- (na-) + ‎век (vek, “century”) → ‎наве́ки (navéki, “forever”, literally “for centuries”)
    ‎на- (na-) + ‎приме́р (primér, “example”) → ‎наприме́р (naprimér, “for example”)

#### Usage notes

* The stressed variant is found in the following situations:
** the past participle of verbs with a one-syllable root ending in -ать: e.g. на́званный (názvannyj) from назва́ть (nazvátʹ), на́чатый (náčatyj) from нача́ть (načátʹ);
** some deverbal nouns: e.g. на́тиск (nátisk, “onslaught, pressure”) from нати́скать (natískatʹ);
** some adverbs: e.g. на́прочь (nápročʹ, “absolutely, without a trace (colloquial)”), на́смерть (násmertʹ, “to death, utterly”), на́земь (názemʹ, “down, onto the ground (poetic)”).

#### Related terms

* на (na)

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *na.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [na ]
* IPA: [ˈna ] (when stressed)

### Prefix

на- • (na-)
* (with verbs) onto, upon
    ‎на- (na-) + ‎йти́ (jtý, “to go”) → ‎знайти́ (znajtý, “to find”, literally “to come upon”)
* (with verbs) to repletion, to satiation, to the full, enough, too much
    ‎на- (na-) + ‎пити (pyty, “to drink”) + ‎-ся (-sja, reflexive suffix) → ‎напи́тись (napýtysʹ, “to drink to the full; to quench one’s thirst; to get drunk”)
* (with verbs) a quantity of, a lot of
    ‎на- (na-) + ‎купи́ти (kupýty, “to buy”) → ‎накупи́ти книг (nakupýty knyh, “to buy a quantity of books, a lot of books”)
* (added to nouns, forms adverbs with the meaning in the direction of the noun)
    ‎на- (na-) + ‎зад (zad, “back”) → ‎наза́д (nazád, “backwards”)
* (added to nouns or adverbs, forms adverbs with the approximate meaning 'for' the noun or adverb, or in the state of the noun or adverb)
    ‎на- (na-) + ‎завжди (zavždy, “always”) → ‎назавжди (nazavždy, “forever”)
    ‎на- (na-) + ‎до́вго (dóvho, “a long time”) → ‎надо́вго (nadóvho, “for a long time”)
    ‎на- (na-) + ‎приклад (pryklad, “example”) → ‎наприклад (napryklad, “for example”)

#### Usage notes

* The stressed variant is found in the following situations:
** the past participle of verbs with a one-syllable root ending in -ати: e.g. на́званий (názvanyj) from назва́ти (nazváty);
** some deverbal nouns: e.g. нáтиск (nátysk, “onslaught, pressure”) from ти́скати (týskaty);
** some adverbs: e.g. на́смерть (násmertʹ, “to death, utterly”).

#### Related terms

* на (na)