воздать

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic въздати (vŭzdati). By surface analysis, воз- (voz-) + дать (datʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɐzˈdatʲ]

Verb

возда́ть • (vozdátʹ) pf (imperfective воздава́ть)

  1. (dated or literary) to render, to do (something) in recognition of something
    возда́ть до́лжноеvozdátʹ dólžnojeto render tribute, to give (somebody or something) their due
    возда́ть по́честиvozdátʹ póčestito give honors to, to pay homage to (+ dative)
  2. (literary, figurative) to repay, to reward, to recompense (+ instrumental of thing repaid)
    возда́ть добро́м за злоvozdátʹ dobróm za zloto repay good for evil, to repay evil with good

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • воздава́ться impf (vozdavátʹsja), возда́ться pf (vozdátʹsja)
  • воздая́ние (vozdajánije), воздая́нье (vozdajánʹje)
  • воздая́тель (vozdajátelʹ)
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