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Ukrainian
Etymology
From про́ти (próty, “against”). Compare Russian противо- (protivo-), Belarusian проці- (próci-), Polish przeciw-, Czech proti-.
Pronunciation
Prefix
проти- • (proty-)
- anti-, counter-
- проти- (proty-) + отру́та (otrúta, “poison”) → протиотру́та (protyotrúta, “antidote”, literally “anti-poison”)
- проти- (proty-) + та́нковий (tánkovyj, “tank (attributive)”) → протита́нковий (protytánkovyj, “antitank”)
- проти- (proty-) + ді́яти (díjaty, “to act”) → протиді́яти (protydíjaty, “to counteract”)
Synonyms
- анти- (anty-) (used especially with borrowed words)
Derived terms