обетованный

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Russian

Etymology

Constructed similarly to a past passive participle of a hypothetical *обетова́ть (although the expected participle would be *обето́ванный). The verb is composed of обе́т (obét) +‎ -ова́ть (-ovátʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐbʲɪtɐˈvanːɨj]

Adjective

обетова́нный (obetovánnyj)

  1. (literary) promised
    обетова́нная земля́obetovánnaja zemljápromised land

Declension

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