перед
/[ˈpʲerʲɪt]/
Russianprepnoun
Definitions
- 1.in front of, before
Ме́жду те́м чай поспе́л; я вы́тащил из чемода́на два похо́дных стака́нчика, нали́л и поста́вил оди́н пе́ред ним.
Méždu tém čaj pospél; ja výtaščil iz čemodána dva poxódnyx stakánčika, nalíl i postávil odín péred nim. — In the meantime the tea came to a boil; I dug out two travellers' tumblers from my portmanteau, poured out tea and placed one before the captain.
- 2.right/immediately before
- 3.front, forepart
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic передъ (peredŭ), from Proto-Slavic *perdъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per-, whence also пере- (pere-), перез (perez). Doublet of пред (pred), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.
Forms
- пе́редcanonical
- péredromanization
- пе́редъalternative
- пе́редоalternative