Russian
Preposition
по́до • (pódo)
- (with accusative case)
- under (movement to beneath)
- towards, to
- about, on the eve of (time)
- in imitation of, à la
- for, suitable as
- (with instrumental case)
- under, below, beneath (location)
- near, by
- used for
Usage notes
This is a variant of под (pod) before words beginning with certain awkward consonant clusters such as мн- (mn-), вс- (vs-), and сн- (sn-).