proti

See also: pro ti and proti-

Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *pér
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *pró
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
?
Proto-Indo-European *próti ~ *prétider.
Proto-Slavic *protivъ
Old Czech protiv
Czech proti

    Inherited from Old Czech protiv, from Proto-Slavic *protivъ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈprocɪ]
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    proti n

    1. con (disadvantage)
      Synonym: zápor
      Antonyms: pro, klad
      Všechno má svá pro a proti. ― Everything has its pros and cons.

    Declension

    This noun needs an inflection-table template.

    Preposition

    proti [with dative]

    1. against (in a contrary direction)
      Plavání proti proudu je obtížnější. ― If you swim against the current you'll work far harder.
    2. opposite (facing, or across from)
      Synonym: naproti

    Further reading

    Italian

    Noun

    proti m

    1. plural of proto

    Anagrams

    Latvian

    Verb

    proti

    1. inflection of prast:
      1. second-person singular present indicative
      2. second-person singular imperative

    Slovak

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
    Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
    Proto-Indo-European *pér
    Proto-Indo-European *-o
    Proto-Indo-European *pró
    Proto-Indo-European *-ti
    ?
    Proto-Indo-European *próti ~ *prétider.
    Proto-Slavic *protivъ
    Slovak proti

      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *protivъ. First attested in the 15th century.[1]

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /prɔci/, [ˈprɔci]
      • Rhymes: -ɔci
      • Hyphenation: pro‧ti

      Preposition

      proti (+ dative)

      1. against (expresses opposition, protest, resistance, or defensive action)
        Vojaci museli bojovať proti nepriateľovi celý deň. ― The soldiers had to fight against the enemy all day.
      2. against, for (expresses a goal of prevention, resistance, or remedy)
        Lekár predpísal liek proti horúčke. ― The doctor prescribed a medicine for the fever.
      3. against, counter to (expresses an action oriented counter to a physical or figurative direction)
        Ráno sme kráčali proti vetru. ― In the morning, we walked against the wind.
      4. against, toward (expresses motion or orientation toward someone/something situated on the opposite side or coming from the opposite direction)
        Synonyms: oproti, naproti, smerom na, smerom k, smerom do
        Nemôžeš pozerať proti slnku bez slnečných okuliarov. ― You shouldn’t look towards the sun without sunglasses.
      5. opposite, across from (expresses spatial opposition or mutual facing of two entities)
        Synonyms: oproti, naproti
        Dvaja súperi stáli proti sebe na začiatku zápasu. ― The two opponents stood opposite each other at the start of the match.
      6. compared to, in contrast with (expresses comparison or evaluative contrast between two things)
        Synonym: oproti
        Bol som proti nemu veľmi mladý. ― I was very young compared to him.
      7. despite, against (expresses that an action occurs contrary to someone’s will, rule, or expectation)
        Synonym: napriek
        Prišiel proti zákazu a riskoval pokutu. ― He came against the ban and risked a fine.

      Adverb

      proti (not comparable)

      1. toward, to meet (in the direction of someone approaching from the opposite side)
        Synonyms: naproti, v ústrety
        Pobehol nám proti. ― He ran toward us.
      2. out of spite (done out of spite or to annoy someone)
        Synonyms: napriek, naprotiveň
        Urobil jej to proti. ― He did it to spite her.

      Derived terms

      References

      1. ^ Králik, Ľubor (2016), “proti”, in Stručný etymologický slovník slovenčiny [Concise Etymological Dictionary of Slovak] (in Slovak), Bratislava: VEDA; JÚĽŠ SAV, →ISBN, page 479

      Further reading

      • “proti”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026
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