предо

Russian

Pronunciation

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

Preposition

пре́до • (prédo) [with instrumental]

1. (archaic, literary) Alternative form of пред (pred): in front of, before

   Synonym: пе́редо (péredo)

Usage notes

• This is a variant of пред (pred) 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.