ради

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *radi.

Preposition

ради • (radi)

1. for the sake of
   • from Vita Methodii, 0700300-0700310:

     а тꙑ любиши гороу вельми, то не мози горꙑ ради оставити оучениꙗ своѥго, паче бо можеши кꙑмь съпасенъ бꙑти.

     a ty ljubiši goru velĭmi, to ne mozi gory radi ostaviti učenija svojego, pače bo možeši kymĭ sŭpasenŭ byti.

     Though you have great love for the mountain, still leave not your teaching for the mountain’s sake, for you can sooner be saved through it.

2. because of

Descendants

• Russian: ра́ди (rádi)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic script: ра̏ди

  Latin script: rȁdi

Pannonian Rusyn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈradi]
• Rhymes: -adi
• Hyphenation: ра‧ди

Etymology 1

Most likely borrowed from Carpathian Rusyn радый (radŷj). By surface analysis, рад (rad) +‎ -и (-i).

Adjective

ради (radi) (not comparable)

1. only used in радей души (radej duši)

Declension

Declension of ради

		singular					plural
		masculine		feminine	neuter		virile	nonvirile
nominative		ради (radi)		рада (rada)	раде (rade)		ради (radi)
genitive		радого (radoho)		радей (radej)	радого (radoho)		радих (radix)
dative		радому (radomu)		радей (radej)	радому (radomu)		радим (radim)
accusative		personal/animal	inanimate	раду (radu)	раде (rade)		радих (radix)	ради (radi)
		радого (radoho)	ради (radi)
instrumental		радим (radim)		раду (radu)	радим (radim)		радима (radima)
locative		радим / радому (radim / radomu)		радей (radej)	радим / радому (radim / radomu)		радих (radix)
vocative		ради (radi)		рада (rada)	раде (rade)		ради (radi)

Related terms

adverbs

• рад (rad)

nouns

• радосц f (radosc)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “ради”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ради (radi)

1. inflection of рада (rada):
   1. genitive/dative/locative singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ради (radi)

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of рад (rad)

Anagrams

• дари (dari), Дари (Dari)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *radi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈradʲɪ]

• Audio:

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Preposition

ра́ди • (rádi) [with genitive]

1. for the sake of

   ра́ди меня́ ― rádi menjá ― for my sake

   ра́ди дете́й ― rádi detéj ― for the sake of the children

Postposition

ра́ди • (rádi) [with genitive]

1. for the sake of

   Бо́га ра́ди ― Bóga rádi ― for God's sake

Usage notes

The word can be used as both preposition and postposition. The latter usage tends to be more formal.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *radi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /râdi/
• Hyphenation: ра‧ди

Preposition

ра̏ди (Latin spelling rȁdi) [with genitive]

1. for, because of, for the sake of

   ради мене ― for my sake

   ради д(ј)еце ― for the sake of the children

   ради тог(а) ― because of that

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rǎːdi/
• Hyphenation: ра‧ди

Verb

ра́ди (Latin spelling rádi)

1. inflection of ра́дити impf:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrade]

Noun

ра́ди • (rády)

1. genitive singular of ра́да (ráda)
2. nominative plural of ра́да (ráda)
3. accusative plural of ра́да (ráda)
4. vocative plural of ра́да (ráda)