Aromanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin per. Compare Romanian pe (archaic pre).

Preposition

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pri

  1. on
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Breton

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Etymology

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From Proto-Brythonic *prið, from Proto-Celtic *kʷrīyess.

Noun

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pri

  1. mud

Esperanto

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek περί (perí). Compare French péri-, Italian, English and Spanish peri-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pri]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pri

Preposition

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pri

  1. about

Derived terms

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Haitian Creole

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Etymology

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From French prix (price).

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Noun

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pri

  1. price

Etymology

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Borrowed from Esperanto pri, from Ancient Greek περί (perí).

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pri

  1. about, concerning

Rade

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French prix (prize).

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pri

  1. reward; recompense

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *prei.

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prȉ (Cyrillic spelling при̏) ( locative case)

  1. close to, near, at (denoting spatial proximity)
    pri samom ulazuright at the entrance
    pri kraju uliceat the end of the street
    pri vrhu brdanear the top of the hill
  2. with, having, in possession of
    biti pri novcuto have money, having money
    biti pri sv(ij)estito be conscious, having consciousness
    biti pri (zdravoj) pametito be in one's right mind
    biti pri sebito be in possession of one's faculties
    pri temperaturi od 20° Cat 20° Cl
  3. (archaic) at (belonging to, collaborating with)
    pisar pri sudua scribe at the court
  4. during, while, at (denoting temporal co-occurrence)
    pri zalasku suncaduring the sunset, while the sun was/is setting
    pri jeluwhile eating
    pri kraju razgovoraat the end of the conversation
    pri vožnjiwhile driving
  5. idiomatic and figurative meanings
    biti nekome pri rucito help somebody
    ostajem pri svojoj izjaviI stick to my statement
    ostajem pri svome mišljenjuI stick to my opinion
    pri tomewhile doing so; in this connection/matter
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References

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  • pri”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovak

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pri.

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pri

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Slovene

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *prei.

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Preposition

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pri

  1. (with locative) by, near
  2. (with locative) at