pred-

• -pred-

From prednisone, prednisolone.

• IPA^(key): /pɹɛd/

pred-

1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of prednisone and prednisolone derivatives.

• PDRE, derp

• predo-

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *perdъ-. Cf. pred.

pred-

1. prefix used to form verbs: pre-, fore-, ahead
   1. denoting movement or direction to the front or ahead of something: before, ahead

      ‎pred- + ‎-behnúť (“to run”) → ‎predbehnúť (“to outrun/overtake”)

      ‎pred- + ‎stúpiť (“to step”) → ‎predstúpiť (“to step forward/appear before someone”)

      ‎pred- + ‎-ložiť (“to lay/put”) → ‎predložiť (“to submit/lay before someone”)

   2. denoting an action that precedes another in time: pre-, fore-

      ‎pred- + ‎povedať (“to say/tell”) → ‎predpovedať (“to foretell/predict”)

      ‎pred- + ‎platiť (“to pay”) → ‎predplatiť (“to prepay”)

2. prefix used to form nouns
   1. denoting the result or agent of an action occurring beforehand

      predpovedať → predpoveď (“prophecy/forecast”)

      predchodiť → predchodca (“predecessor/forerunner”)

   2. denoting a location situated in front of or at the fore of the base object: fore-, front

      ‎pred- + ‎mesto (“town”) + ‎-ie → ‎predmestie (“suburb/outer town”)

   3. denoting a period of time or an event that precedes a specific boundary: pre-, fore-

      ‎pred- + ‎poludnie (“noon”) → ‎predpoludnie (“forenoon/morning”)

      ‎pred- + ‎večer (“evening”) → ‎predvečer (“eve/the time just before”)

3. prefix used to form adjectives
   1. denoting that something occurred before the time expressed by the base: pre-, prior

      ‎pred- + ‎manželský (“marital/married”) → ‎predmanželský (“premarital”)

   2. denoting a location situated in front of something

      ‎pred- + ‎mestský (“town/urban”) → ‎predmestský (“suburban/relating to the outer town”)

4. prefix found in adverbs denoting a time earlier than the base

   ‎pred- + ‎včera (“yesterday”) → ‎predvčerom (“the day before yesterday”)

• Slovak: pred-

pred

pred- (Cyrillic spelling пред-)

1. fore-
2. pre-

• predo-

Inherited from Old Slovak pred-. First attested in the 12th century.^[1] Cf. pred.

• IPA^(key): /pred/, [pred]

pred-

1. prefix used to form verbs: pre-, fore-, ahead
   1. denoting movement or direction to the front or ahead of something: before, ahead

      ‎pred- + ‎-behnúť (“to run”) → ‎predbehnúť (“to outrun/overtake”)

      ‎pred- + ‎stúpiť (“to step”) → ‎predstúpiť (“to step forward/appear before someone”)

      ‎pred- + ‎-ložiť (“to lay/put”) → ‎predložiť (“to submit/lay before someone”)

   2. denoting an action that precedes another in time: pre-, fore-

      ‎pred- + ‎povedať (“to say/tell”) → ‎predpovedať (“to foretell/predict”)

      ‎pred- + ‎platiť (“to pay”) → ‎predplatiť (“to prepay”)

2. prefix used to form nouns
   1. denoting the result or agent of an action occurring beforehand

      predpovedať → predpoveď (“prophecy/forecast”)

      predchodiť → predchodca (“predecessor/forerunner”)

   2. denoting a location situated in front of or at the fore of the base object: fore-, front

      ‎pred- + ‎sieň (“hall”) → ‎predsieň (“entrance hall/vestibule”)

      ‎pred- + ‎mesto (“town”) + ‎-ie → ‎predmestie (“suburb/outer town”)

      ‎pred- + ‎lakeť (“elbow”) + ‎-ie → ‎predlaktie (“forearm”)

   3. denoting a period of time or an event that precedes a specific boundary: pre-, fore-

      ‎pred- + ‎poludnie (“noon”) → ‎predpoludnie (“forenoon/morning”)

      ‎pred- + ‎večer (“evening”) → ‎predvečer (“eve/the time just before”)

3. prefix used to form adjectives
   1. denoting that something occurred before the time expressed by the base: pre-, prior

      ‎pred- + ‎manželský (“marital/married”) → ‎predmanželský (“premarital”)

   2. denoting a location situated in front of something

      ‎pred- + ‎mestský (“town/urban”) → ‎predmestský (“suburban/relating to the outer town”)

4. prefix found in adverbs denoting a time earlier than the base

   ‎pred- + ‎vlani (“last year”) → ‎predvlani (“the year before last”)

   ‎pred- + ‎včera (“yesterday”) → ‎predvčerom (“the day before yesterday”)

• Peciar, Štefan, editor (1959–1968), “pred-”, in Slovník slovenského jazyka [Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–6 (A – Ž; Doplnky, Dodatky), Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo SAV, →OCLC

From Proto-Slavic *perdъ-. Prefixed form of the preposition pred.

• IPA^(key): /prɛd-/, /prɛt-/

pred-

1. Forms perfective verbs with the following meanings:
   1. pre-, in advance

      ‎pred- + ‎grẹ́ti (“to heat”) → ‎predgrẹ́ti (“to preheat”)