против

See also: против-

Bulgarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [proˈtif]

• Audio:

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Preposition

проти́в • (protív)

1. against

Derived terms

• проти́вен (protíven), проти́вно (protívno), проти́вното (protívnoto)
• проти́вник (protívnik), проти́вничка (protívnička), проти́вников (protívnikov)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *protivъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɔtif]

Preposition

против • (protiv)

1. against

   Antonym: за (za)

Derived terms

• на́против (náprotiv)
• про́тиви (prótivi)
• про́тивник m (prótivnik)

See also

• спро́ти (spróti)
• спро́тива (sprótiva)

Russian

Alternative forms

• проти́ву (protívu) — archaic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprotʲɪf]

• Audio:

  (file)

Preposition

про́тив • (prótiv) [with genitive]

1. against
2. opposite

Antonyms

• за (za)

See also

• противо- (protivo-)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *protivъ.

Pronunciation

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

Preposition

про̏тив (Latin spelling prȍtiv) (+ genitive case)

1. against