передо

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʲerʲɪdə]

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• IPA^(key): [ˈpʲerʲɪdɐ] (before a stressed syllable)

Preposition

пе́редо • (péredo) [with instrumental]

1. Alternative form of пе́ред (péred): in front of, before

   пе́редо мно́й ― péredo mnój ― in front of me

Usage notes

• This is a variant of пе́ред (péred) which is sometimes used before words beginning with certain consonant clusters such as вс- (vs-), вш- (vš-), вт- (vt-), льв- (lʹv-), льд- (lʹd-), льн- (lʹn-), лб- (lb-), лж- (lž-), мн- (mn-), мх- (mx-), рв- (rv-), рт- (rt-), рж- (rž-), сн- (sn-), фл- (fl-) and others.

Synonyms

• предо (predo), (archaic) пред (pred), наперёд (naperjód)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛredɔ]
• Hyphenation: пе‧ре‧до

Preposition

пе́редо • (péredo) (+ instrumental case)

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of пе́реді (péredi).