попри

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɐˈprʲi]

Etymology 1

Verb

попри́ • (poprí)

1. second-person singular imperative perfective of попере́ть (poperétʹ)

Etymology 2

Verb

попри́ • (poprí)

1. second-person singular imperative perfective of попра́ть (poprátʹ)

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

по (po) +‎ при (pry)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɔpre]

Preposition

по́при • (pópry) (+ accusative)

1. despite, in spite of

   Synonym: всу́переч (vsúpereč)

   по́при це ― pópry ce ― despite this, in spite of this

   по́при все ― pópry vse ― despite everything, in spite of everything

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɔˈprɪ]

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Verb

попри́ • (poprý)

1. second-person singular imperative perfective of попе́рти (popérty)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “попри”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka