при

See also: при-

Macedonian

Preposition

при • (pri)

1. at, near, by

   Не ми е при рака.

   I don't have it at hand.

2. during

   При купувањето нов намештај треба да се имаат наум димензиите на просториите за кои тој е наменет.

   When buying new furniture, one should bear in mind the dimensions of the rooms for which it is intended.

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pri.

Preposition

при • (pri)

(+ prepositional case)

1. near
2. at
3. with
4. by

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Russian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *pri, from Proto-Indo-European *prey, whence English for and per.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prʲɪ]

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Preposition

при • (pri) (+ Template:glink or Template:glink)

1. in the presence of
2. in the time of
3. at, by

See also

• при- (pri-)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prʲi]

Verb

при • (pri)

1. second-person singular imperative imperfective of пере́ть (perétʹ)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prî/

Preposition

при̏ (Latin spelling prȉ) (+ locative case)

1. close to, near, at (denoting spatial proximity)

   при самом улазу ― right at the entrance

   при крају улице ― at the end of the street

   при врху брда ― near the top of of the hill

2. with, having, in possession of

   бити при новцу ― to have money, having money

   бити при св(иј)ести ― to be conscious, having consciousness

   бити при (здравој) памети ― to be in one's right mind

   бити при себи ― to be in possession of one's faculties

   при температури од 20° Ц ― at 20° Cl

3. (archaic) at (belonging to, collaborating with)

   писар при суду ― a scribe at the court

4. during, while, at (denoting temporal co-occurrence)

   при заласку сунца ― during the sunset, while the sun was/is setting

   при јелу ― while eating

   при крају разговора ― at the end of the conversation

   при вожњи ― while driving

5. idiomatic and figurative meanings

   бити некоме при руци ― to help somebody

   остајем при својој изјави ― I stick to my statement

   остајем при своме мишљењу ― I stick to my opinion

   при томе ― while doing so; in this connection/matter

Related terms

• при-

References

• “при”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024