въпреки
/[ˈvɤprɛki]/
Bulgarianprep
Definitions
- 1.in spite of, despite, notwithstanding, contrary to
Synonyms & related words
Related words (2)
- на́преки
- о́преки
Etymology
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic въпрѣкꙑ (vŭprěky), univerbation of в (v) + преки (preki). The later is a fossilized feminine plural accusative case of Bulgarian пряк (prjak, “direct”). Cognate with Russian вопреки́ (voprekí) (borrowed from the same Old Church Slavonic word).
Forms
- въ́прекиcanonical
- vǎ́prekiromanization
- въ́прѣкиalternative