преди
/[prɛˈdi]/
Bulgarianadvprepverb
Grammatical form
преди is the second-person singular imperative form of преда́ — “to spin (textiles)”.
Definitions
- 1.before, previously
- 2.before, ago, prior to
Дойдо́хме тук преди́ две годи́ни
Dojdóhme tuk predí dve godíni — We came here two years ago
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic прѣди (prědi), the locative case of Proto-Slavic *perdь - an i-stem counterpart of Proto-Slavic *perdъ (“in front of”).
Forms
- преди́canonical
- predíromanization