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Aromanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin per. Compare Romanian pe (archaic pre).
Preposition
pri
- on
Related terms
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *prið, from Proto-Celtic *kʷrīyess.
Noun
pri
- mud
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek περί (perí). Compare French péri-, Italian, English and Spanish peri-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
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- Hyphenation: pri
Preposition
pri
- about
Derived terms
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French prix (“price”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pri
- price
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto pri, from Ancient Greek περί (perí).
Pronunciation
Preposition
pri
- about, concerning
Rade
Etymology
Borrowed from French prix (“prize”).
Noun
pri
- reward; recompense
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *prei.
Pronunciation
Preposition
prȉ (Cyrillic spelling при̏) (+ locative case)
- close to, near, at (denoting spatial proximity)
- pri samom ulazu ― right at the entrance
- pri kraju ulice ― at the end of the street
- pri vrhu brda ― near the top of the hill
- with, having, in possession of
- biti pri novcu ― to have money, having money
- biti pri sv(ij)esti ― to be conscious, having consciousness
- biti pri (zdravoj) pameti ― to be in one's right mind
- biti pri sebi ― to be in possession of one's faculties
- pri temperaturi od 20° C ― at 20° Cl
- (archaic) at (belonging to, collaborating with)
- pisar pri sudu ― a scribe at the court
- during, while, at (denoting temporal co-occurrence)
- pri zalasku sunca ― during the sunset, while the sun was/is setting
- pri jelu ― while eating
- pri kraju razgovora ― at the end of the conversation
- pri vožnji ― while driving
- idiomatic and figurative meanings
- biti nekome pri ruci ― to help somebody
- ostajem pri svojoj izjavi ― I stick to my statement
- ostajem pri svome mišljenju ― I stick to my opinion
- pri tome ― while doing so; in this connection/matter
Related terms
References
- “pri” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *prei.
Pronunciation
Preposition
pri
- (with locative) by, near
- (with locative) at