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правый

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Russian

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pravъ. Compare пра́вда (právda). Cognate with Latin prōvincia (territory, dominion, office, duty, province), Proto-Germanic *frawjô (lord).

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [ˈpravɨj]
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    Adjective

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    пра́вый (právyj) (comparative (по)праве́е or (по)праве́й, superlative са́мый пра́вый)

    1. right, right-hand
      Antonym: ле́вый (lévyj)
    2. (nautical) starboard
    3. (politics) right-wing
    4. right, correct
      Они́ пра́вы во всём.Oní právy vo vsjom.They are right in everything.
    5. righteous
      пра́вое де́лоprávoje délojust cause
      • c. 1897 [1883], “Warszawianka of 1905”, Gleb Krzhizhanovsky (lyrics), Józef Pławiński (music)‎[1]:
        На бой кровавый, святой и правый!
        Марш, марш вперёд, рабочий народ!
        Na boj krovavyj, svjatoj i pravyj!
        Marš, marš vperjód, rabočij narod!
        To the bloody fight, holy and just!
        March, march forth, working folk!

    Usage notes

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    • In the meaning "correct", the adjective is more commonly used in the short forms. In the meanings "on the right side" and "right-wing", the short forms are rare.

    Declension

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    in the meanings "correct, just":

    in the meanings "on the right side, right-wing":

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    Noun

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    пра́вый (právyjm anim (genitive пра́вого, nominative plural пра́вые, genitive plural пра́вых, female equivalent пра́вая)

    1. (nominalized, politics) rightist

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