під

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *podъ.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

під (pid)

  1. under (+ instrumental case)
    ре́чі під столо́мréči pid stolómthings under the table
    спа́ти під наме́томspáty pid namétomto sleep under a tent
  2. (+ accusative case)
    1. under (expressing motion towards)
      лягти́ під лі́жкоljahtý pid lížkoto lie under the bed
      зайти́ під по́верхzajtý pid póverxto go under the floor
    2. (colloquial, somewhat proscribed) at/in/on, until, during (used to express the eve of an action)
      протверезі́ти під ра́нокprotverezíty pid ránokto sober up until the morning
      прийти́ додо́му під ве́чірpryjtý dodómu pid véčirto come home in the evening
      Synonyms: під час (pid čas), до (do), на (na)

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Noun

під (pidm inan (genitive по́ду, nominative plural по́ди, genitive plural по́дів, relational adjective подо́вий)

  1. pit, cavity
  2. (dialectal) loft

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