добродетель

Russian

Alternative forms

  • добродѣтѣль (dobrodětělʹ) (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic добродѣтѣль (dobrodětělĭ), a calque from Ancient Greek εὐεργεσία (euergesía)). By surface analysis, добро- (dobro-) + деть (detʹ) + -ель (-elʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dəbrɐˈdʲetʲɪlʲ]
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Noun

доброде́тель • (dobrodételʹ) f inan (genitive доброде́тели, nominative plural доброде́тели, genitive plural доброде́телей)

  1. virtue (excellence in morals)

Declension

Derived terms

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