препона

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈprɛpɔna]

Noun

препона • (prepona) f

  1. juncture between a hip and the groin

Declension

Russian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic прѣпона (prěpona). Cognate with пина́ть (pinátʹ, to kick).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [prʲɪˈponə]

Noun

препо́на • (prepóna) f inan (genitive препо́ны, nominative plural препо́ны, genitive plural препо́н)

  1. (archaic, literary) obstacle, hindrance, impediment
    Synonym: препя́тствие (prepjátstvije)
    ста́вить препо́н для рабо́тыstávitʹ prepón dlja rabótyto put obstacles to work (ie, to hinder work)

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “препона”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prêpona/
  • Hyphenation: пре‧по‧на

Noun

пре̏пона f (Latin spelling prȅpona)

  1. (usually in the plural) groin
  2. hurdle, obstacle

Declension

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