над-

Prefix

над- • (nad-) (надо- (nado-) is used before certain consonant clusters)

1. takes verbs, produces verbs: to extend, add
2. takes verbs, produces verbs: to apply an action or measure

   надзира́ть (nadzirátʹ, “to oversee”)

3. takes verbs, produces verbs: to apply an action in incomplete manner

   надкусить (nadkusitʹ, “to take a bite, nibble”)

4. takes verbs, produces verbs: super-

   над- (nad-) + писа́ть (pisátʹ, “to write”) → надписа́ть (nadpisátʹ, “to superscribe, to inscribe”)

5. takes nouns and adjectives, produces nouns and adjectives

   надво́дный (nadvódnyj, “above-water”)