наспрам

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian наспрам / naspram. By surface analysis, univerbation of на (na) +‎ спрам (spram).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnaspram]
  • Rhymes: -aspram
  • Hyphenation: на‧спрам

Preposition

наспрам (naspram) [with genitive]

  1. across (the street), opposite [with genitive ‘from’]
    Synonyms: прейґа (prejga), просто (prosto), (obsolete) напроци (naproci)
    бивали наспрам насbivali naspram nasthey lived across the street from us
    у гайзибану наспрам нього шедзел нєпознати чловек
    u hajzibanu naspram nʹoho šedzel njepoznati človek
    an unknown man was sitting opposite him on the train
  2. to, compared with, vis-à-vis
    Synonyms: спрам (spram), проци (proci)
    наспрам нього випатрал мали
    naspram nʹoho vipatral mali
    he looked small compared to him

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