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Bulgarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Church Slavonic прѣди (prědi), the locative case of Proto-Slavic *perdь - an i-stem counterpart of Proto-Slavic *perdъ (“in front of”).
Adverb
преди́ • (predí) (not comparable)
- before, previously
Synonyms
Derived terms
Preposition
преди́ • (predí)
- before, ago, prior to
- Synonym: досега (dosega)
Дойдо́хме тук преди́ две годи́ни- Dojdóhme tuk predí dve godíni
- We came here two years ago
References
- “преди”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “преди”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 637
Etymology 2
Verb
преди́ • (predí)
- second-person singular imperative of преда́ (predá)
References
- “преди”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010