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Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
препона • (prepona) f
- juncture between a hip and the groin
Declension
Russian
Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic прѣпона (prěpona). Cognate with пина́ть (pinátʹ, “to kick”).
Pronunciation
Noun
препо́на • (prepóna) f inan (genitive препо́ны, nominative plural препо́ны, genitive plural препо́н)
- (archaic, literary) obstacle, hindrance, impediment
- Synonym: препя́тствие (prepjátstvije)
- ста́вить препо́н для рабо́ты ― stávitʹ prepón dlja rabóty ― to put obstacles to work (ie, to hinder work)
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “препона”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *perpona
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prêpona/
- Hyphenation: пре‧по‧на
Noun
пре̏пона f (Latin spelling prȅpona)
- (usually in the plural) groin
- hurdle, obstacle
Declension