благословити

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Old Church Slavonic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From благо (blago, good) +‎ слово (slovo, word) +‎ -ити (-iti), a calque of Ancient Greek ἐυλογεῖν (eulogeîn).[1][2]

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благословити (blagosloviti?

  1. bless

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “благословить”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  2. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “благословити”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From бла̏госло̄в (blessing).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /blaɡoslǒʋiti/
  • Hyphenation: бла‧го‧сло‧ви‧ти

Verb[edit]

благосло̀вити pf (Latin spelling blagoslòviti)

  1. (transitive) to bless

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Ukrainian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic благословити (blagosloviti), a calque of Ancient Greek ἐυλογεῖν (eulogeîn). By surface analysis, бла́го (bláho, good) +‎ сло́во (slóvo, word) +‎ -и́ти (-ýty).[1] Compare Russian благослови́ть (blagoslovítʹ), Belarusian благаславі́ць (blahaslavícʹ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [bɫɐɦɔsɫɔˈʋɪte]
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Verb[edit]

благослови́ти (blahoslovýtypf (imperfective благословля́ти or благослови́ти)

  1. to bless
  2. to give one's blessing to

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благослови́ти (blahoslovýtyimpf (perfective благослови́ти)

  1. (rare) Synonym of благословля́ти impf (blahoslovljáty)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “благословити”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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