благоговейный

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic благоговѣйный (blagogovějnyj). By surface analysis, благо- (blago-) + гове́й- (govéj-, to respect, obsolete) + -ный (-nyj). Compare Ukrainian благогові́йний (blahohovíjnyj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɫəɡəɡɐˈvʲejnɨj]

Adjective

благогове́йный • (blagogovéjnyj) (comparative (по)благогове́йнее or (по)благогове́йней)

  1. (literary) reverent, reverential, respectful

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