Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *perpona.

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Noun

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препона (preponaf

  1. juncture between a hip and the groin

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Declension of препона
singular plural
indefinite препона (prepona) препони (preponi)
definite unspecified препоната (preponata) препоните (preponite)
definite proximal препонава (preponava) препониве (preponive)
definite distal препонана (preponana) препонине (preponine)
vocative препоно (prepono) препони (preponi)

Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прѣпона (prěpona), from Proto-Slavic *perpona. Cognate with пина́ть (pinátʹ, to kick).

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препо́на (prepónaf inan (genitive препо́ны, nominative plural препо́ны, genitive plural препо́н)

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

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *perpona.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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пре̏пона f (Latin spelling prȅpona)

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

Declension

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Declension of препона
singular plural
nominative препона препоне
genitive препоне препона
dative препони препонама
accusative препону препоне
vocative препоно препоне
locative препони препонама
instrumental препоном препонама