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воздавать

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic въздавати (vŭzdavati). By surface analysis, воз- (voz-) +‎ дава́ть (davátʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vəzdɐˈvatʲ]
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Verb

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воздава́ть (vozdavátʹimpf (perfective возда́ть)

  1. (dated or literary) to render, to give in recognition [with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘to someone’]
    воздава́ть до́лжноеvozdavátʹ dólžnojeto render tribute, to give (someone or something) their due
    воздава́ть по́честиvozdavátʹ póčestito give honors, to pay homage
  2. (literary, figurative) to repay, to reward, to recompense [with instrumental ‘something’ and за (za, + accusative) ‘for something else’]
    воздава́ть добро́м за злоvozdavátʹ dobróm za zloto repay good for evil, to repay evil with good

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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