предлог

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Bulgarian

Pronunciation

Noun

предло́г (predlógm

  1. pretext, excuse
  2. (grammar) preposition

Declension

Declension of предло́г
singular plural
indefinite предло́г
predlóg
предло́зи
predlózi
definite
(subject form)
предло́гът
predlógǎt
предло́зите
predlózite
definite
(object form)
предло́га
predlóga
count form предло́га
predlóga

References

  • предлог”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • предлог”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Noun

предлог (predlogm (relational adjective предлошки)

  1. suggestion, proposal
  2. (grammar) preposition

Declension

Declension of предлог
singular plural
indefinite предлог (predlog) предлози (predlozi)
definite unspecified предлогот (predlogot) предлозите (predlozite)
definite proximal предлогов (predlogov) предлозиве (predlozive)
definite distal предлогон (predlogon) предлозине (predlozine)
vocative предлогу (predlogu) предлози (predlozi)
count form предлога (predloga)

Russian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Deverbal from предложи́ть (predložítʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ok

Noun

предло́г (predlógm inan (genitive предло́га, nominative plural предло́ги, genitive plural предло́гов)

  1. pretext, excuse, pretense
    Synonyms: по́вод (póvod), до́вод (dóvod), отгово́рка (otgovórka)
  2. (grammar) preposition

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *perdlogъ

Alternative forms

Etymology 2

From предло̀жити.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prěːdloɡ/
  • Hyphenation: пред‧лог

Noun

пре́длог m (Latin spelling prédlog)

  1. proposal, proposition
  2. offer, tender
  3. suggestion
  4. motion (parliamentary proposal)
Declension
Declension of предлог
singular plural
nominative предлог предлози
genitive предлога предлога
dative предлогу предлозима
accusative предлог предлоге
vocative предложе / предлогу предлози
locative предлогу предлозима
instrumental предлогом предлозима

Etymology 3

From пред- +‎ ложити, a calque of Latin praepositiō.

Noun

пре́длог m (Latin spelling prédlog)

  1. (grammar) preposition
Declension
Declension of предлог
singular plural
nominative предлог предлози
genitive предлога предлога
dative предлогу предлозима
accusative предлог предлоге
vocative предложе / предлогу предлози
locative предлогу предлозима
instrumental предлогом предлозима