напроти

Ukrainian

Etymology

Univerbation of на (na) +‎ про́ти (próty). Comare Russian напро́тив (naprótiv).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɐˈprɔte]

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Adverb

напро́ти • (napróty)

1. opposite, across the way

   Synonym: навпро́ти (navpróty)

Preposition

напро́ти • (napróty) (+ genitive case)

1. opposite (to), across from, across the way from, facing

   Synonyms: навпро́ти (navpróty), про́ти (próty)

2. (dated, rare) vis-à-vis (with regard to)

   Synonyms: відно́сно (vidnósno), що́до (ščódo)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “напроти”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2018), “напроти”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 9 (міщани́н – насту́кувати), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “напроти”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “напроти”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “напроти”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “напроти”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)