спрам

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian спрам / spram, related to према / prema.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈspram]
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Hyphenation: спрам

Preposition

спрам (spram) [with genitive]

  1. towards, for (denotes direction of an action)
    Synonyms: ґу (gu), до (do), на (na), проци (proci)
    пошли спрам сиверу
    pošli spram siveru
    they went north
    (literally, “they went towards the north”)
    • 2025 February 7, Ан. Медєши, “Порушана петиция за реґулованє транспорту у Русинскей улїци”, in Руске Слово[1]:
      Пре транспортне нєщесце хторе ше нєдавно случело у Русинскей улїци у Руским Керестуре, на драги спрам Крущичу, кед смертельно настрадала єдна особа, порушана петиция же би ше на тей релациї положело „лєжаци полицайци”.
      Pre transportne nješčesce xtore še njedavno slučelo u Rusinskej uljici u Ruskim Keresture, na drahi spram Kruščiču, ked smertelʹno nastradala jedna osoba, porušana peticija že bi še na tej relaciji položelo „lježaci policajci”.
      Due to the car crash that recently occurred on Rusinski Street in Ruski Krstur, on the road towards Kruščić, when one person was fatally injured, a petition was started to lay down speed bumps (literally, "lying-down policemen, sleeping policemen") at that section of the road.
  2. by, according to, to
    Synonym: по (po)
    ровнац ше спрам обставинох
    rovnac še spram obstavinox
    to adapt to the circumstances
    запровадзує тактику спрам ситуациї
    zaprovadzuje taktiku spram situaciji
    he implements tactics according to the situation
    • 2016 October 15, Апал, “Лов на златну рибку”, in Руске Слово[2]:
      Спрам слова Закону, спортски рибаре, циґоньчкаре, би нє шмели влапиц вецей як три квалитетни риби, лєбо вкупно пейц кили на дзень.
      Spram slova Zakonu, sportski ribare, cigonʹčkare, bi nje šmeli vlapic vecej jak tri kvalitetni ribi, ljebo vkupno pejc kili na dzenʹ.
      According to the law, sport fishermen, anglers, should not catch more than three quality fish, or five kilos in total per day.
  3. in comparison with, compared with, vis-à-vis
    Synonyms: проци (proci), наспрам (naspram)
  4. against, opposite
  5. against, to (denotes resistance against something)
    Synonym: на (na)
  6. to, towards (denotes relation with someone)
    Synonyms: ґу (gu), (rare) до (do)
    крашнє ше одноша спрам нього
    krašnje še odnoša spram nʹoho
    they act well to him
  7. to (indicates a numerical ratio or comparison)
    ставим ше на сто спрам єден
    stavim še na sto spram jeden
    I bet one hundred to one

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