pri

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pri"

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Preposition

pri

  1. on

Breton

Etymology

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

Noun

pri

  1. mud

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Preposition

pri

  1. about

Derived terms

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French prix (price).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɣi/

Noun

pri

  1. price

Ido

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pri/

Preposition

pri

  1. about, concerning

Rade

Etymology

Borrowed from French prix (prize).

Noun

pri

  1. reward; recompense

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prî/

Preposition

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

References

  • pri” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pri/

Preposition

pri

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