преда

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pręsti (to spin). The archaic meaning to step gently is due to Proto-Slavic *prędati (to leap).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prɛˈd̪ɤ/

Verb

преда (predá) impf

  1. to spin (textiles)
  2. to purr
  3. to step gently (archaic)

Conjugation

  • предач (predač, spinner)
  • предачен (predačen, spinning)
  • предачество (predačestvo, filature)
  • предачница (predačnica, workshop for filature)
  • прежда (prežda, yarn, thread)
  • предено (predeno, spindle)

References

  • Duridanov I., Račeva M., Todorov T., editors (1996), преда”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prêda/
  • Hyphenation: пре‧да

Preposition

пре̏да (Latin spelling prȅda)

  1. Alternative form of пре̏д.
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