величество

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian вели́чество (velíčestvo), from Old Church Slavonic величьство (veličĭstvo). By surface analysis, вели́к (velík) +‎ -ество (-estvo)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vɛˈlit͡ʃɛstvo]
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Noun

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вели́чество (velíčestvon

  1. Majesty (referring to a king or queen)
    Ва́ше вели́чествоVáše velíčestvoYour Majesty

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Probably from Russian вели́чество (velíčestvo), from Old Church Slavonic величьство (veličĭstvo).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vɛˈlit͡ʃɛstvɔ]
  • Hyphenation: ве‧ли‧чес‧тво

Noun

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величество (veličestvon (relational adjective величествен)

  1. Majesty (title of a ruler, monarch, when addressing or mentioning)
    Ваше величествоVaše veličestvoYour Majesty

Usage notes

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  • If you want to emphasize the title, you can write it in capital letter "Величество". Ваше Величество.

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References

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  • величество” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic величьство (veličĭstvo). By surface analysis, вели́к(ий) (velík(ij)) +‎ -ство (-stvo).

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Noun

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вели́чество (velíčestvon inan (genitive вели́чества, nominative plural вели́чества, genitive plural вели́честв)

  1. majesty (the quality of being impressive and great)
    ва́ше вели́чествоváše velíčestvoYour Majesty

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Further reading

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  • величество in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru