Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
пред-. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
пред-, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
пред- in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
пред- you have here. The definition of the word
пред- will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
пред-, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прѣдъ- (prědŭ-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (before vowels and voiced consonants)
- IPA(key): (before voiceless consonants)
Prefix
пред- • (pred-)
- (used with verbs) before, fore-, pre-
- пред- (pred-) + писа́ть (pisátʹ, “to write”) → предписа́ть (predpisátʹ, “to prescribe”)
- пред- (pred-) + ви́деть (vídetʹ, “to see”) → предви́деть (predvídetʹ, “to foresee”)
- пред- (pred-) + расположи́ть (raspoložítʹ, “to dispose, to arrange”) → предрасположи́ть (predraspoložítʹ, “to predispose”)
- пред- (pred-) + течь (tečʹ, “to flow”) + -а (-a, agent noun suffix) → предте́ча (predtéča, “precursor, forerunner”)
- cis- (in place names)
- пред- (pred-) + Карпа́ты (Karpáty, “Carpathians”) → Предкарпа́тье (Predkarpátʹje, “Ciscarpathia”)
Derived terms