заместо

Russian

Etymology

Univerbation of за (za) +‎ ме́сто (mésto, “place”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [zɐˈmʲestə]

Preposition

заме́сто • (zamésto) (+ genitive case)

  1. (low colloquial, nonstandard, proscribed) instead of
    Synonym: вме́сто (vmésto)
    заме́сто меня́ ― zamésto menjá ― instead of me

Usage notes

This word is considered nonstandard; вме́сто should be used instead.

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