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преподобний

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прѣподобьнъ (prěpodobĭnŭ).[1] Compare Russian преподо́бный (prepodóbnyj), Belarusian прападо́бны (prapadóbny).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [prepɔˈdɔbnei̯]
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Adjective

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преподо́бний (prepodóbnyj)

  1. (religion) holy, righteous
    Synonyms: святи́й (svjatýj), пра́ведний (právednyj)
  2. (ecclesiastical) reverend, venerable

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “преподобний”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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