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Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic противъ (protivŭ), from Proto-Slavic *protivъ. For the dropping of final -ў (-ŭ) (as in the alternate form and inherited compound words beginning with праціў- (praciŭ-)), compare also Czech proti, Ukrainian про́ти (próty). Other cognates include Polish przeciw, Russian про́тив (prótiv). Related to or perhaps derives су́праць (súpracʹ), супро́ць (suprócʹ).
Pronunciation
Preposition
про́ці • (próci) (+ genitive case) (now only colloquial)
- against
- versus
- opposite, facing
- contrary to
- as against, as opposed to
- compared to
Synonyms
Derived terms
Adverb
про́ці • (próci)
- against (on the opposite side)
- against (in the opposite direction)
- on the contrary
References
- “проці” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- “проці”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)