из-под

Russian

Alternative forms

• из-подо (iz-podo) (before certain awkward consonant clusters; see подо (podo))

Etymology

Compare испо́д (ispód).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈis‿pət] (when pronounced in isolation)
• IPA^(key): [ɪs‿pət] (in normal speech)

• Audio ([ɪs‿pət])

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Preposition

и́з-под • (íz-pod) (+ genitive)

1. from under

   Из-под ка́мня вы́ползла змея́. ― Iz-pod kámnja výpolzla zmejá. ― The snake crawled out from under the stone.

   Звёздный заме́чу я свет из-под ресниц. ― Zvjózdnyj zaméču ja svet iz-pod resnic. ― I will notice the star light from under the eyelashes.

2. As a designation of former use, from

   Пакет из-под молока. ― Paket iz-pod moloka. ― Milk bag.