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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *perdъdvьrьje. Morphologically from пред- (pred-, “front”) + двери (dveri, “door”) + -ие (-ie).
Pronunciation
Noun
преддве́рие • (preddvérie) n
- (literally, collective) place before the doors, gates
- antechamber, threshold
- Synonym: лоби (lobi)
- (figuratively) portent, premise (for a process, endeavor, enterprise)
Declension
Declension of преддве́рие
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преддве́рие
preddvérie
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преддве́рие
preddvérie
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преддве́рие
preddvérie
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преддве́рие
preddvérie
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References
- “преддверие”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “преддверие”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
преддве́рие • (preddvérije) n inan (genitive преддве́рия, nominative plural преддве́рия, genitive plural преддве́рий)
- threshold
- Synonym: поро́г (poróg)
- в преддве́рии ― v preddvérii ― on the threshold
Declension