против

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See also: против-

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic противъ (protivŭ), inherited from Proto-Slavic *protivъ.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

проти́в (protív)

  1. against

Derived terms

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *protivъ.

Pronunciation

Preposition

против (protiv)

  1. against
    Antonym: за (za)

Derived terms

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Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic противъ (protivŭ), from Proto-Slavic *protivъ.

Pronunciation

Preposition

про́тив (prótiv)

  1. against
  2. opposite

Antonyms

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *protivъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prôtiʋ/
  • Hyphenation: про‧тив

Preposition

про̏тив (Latin spelling prȍtiv) (+ genitive case)

  1. against