право

• IPA^(key): [ˈpravo]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pravo, a nominalization of прав (prav, “right, straight”) +‎ -о (-o). Ultimately a calque of German Recht and French droit. See Russian пра́во (právo) for more information.

пра́во • (právo) n (related adjective пра́вен or пра́вов)

1. law (as a specialty)

   семе́йно пра́во ― seméjno právo ― family law

2. right

   пра́во на глас ― právo na glas ― right to vote

   гра́ждански права́ ― gráždanski pravá ― civil rights

3. authorization, permit
4. (plural only) license

   шофьо́рски права́ ― šofjórski pravá ― driver's license

5. (economics) option
6. (colloquial) justice

прав (prav) +‎ -о (-o)

пра́во • (právo) (comparative по́-пра́во, superlative на́й-пра́во)

1. straight, right, directly

   пра́во напре́д ― právo napréd ― straight ahead

   пра́во в очи́те ― právo v očíte ― right in the eyes

2. right, rightly, correctly

   пра́во ка́зваш ― právo kázvaš ― you are right (literally, “you speak rightly/correctly”)

пра́во • (právo)

1. indefinite neuter singular of прав (prav)

• IPA^(key): [ˈpravɔ]

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

право • (pravo) n (related adjective правен)

1. right (e.g. human rights)

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право • (pravo) (comparative поправо, superlative најправо)

1. straight, directly
2. straight ahead
3. straightly (not crookedly)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

право • (pravo)

1. indefinite neuter singular of прав (prav)

• IPA^(key): [ˈpravə]

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• Rhymes: -avə

Inherited from Old East Slavic право (pravo). Calque of German Recht and French droit, based on пра́вый (právyj, “right, correct; straight”). Cognate with Ukrainian пра́во (právo), Belarusian пра́ва (práva), Old Church Slavonic право (pravo), Bulgarian пра́во (právo), Serbo-Croatian пра̏во, Slovene prȃvo (tonal orthography), Czech právo, Slovak právo, Polish prawo.

пра́во • (právo) n inan (genitive пра́ва, nominative plural права́, genitive plural прав, related adjective правово́й)

1. right; claim

   права́ челове́ка ― pravá čelovéka ― human rights

2. (law) law, right
3. justice
4. (in the plural) driving licence

• → Yakut: быраап (bıraap)

пра́вый (právyj) +‎ -о (-o)

пра́во • (právo) (comparative (по)праве́е or (по)праве́й)

1. indeed, really

пра́во • (právo)

1. short neuter singular of пра́вый (právyj)

From пра̏в.

• IPA^(key): /prâʋo/
• Hyphenation: пра‧во

пра̏во (Latin spelling prȁvo)

1. straight
2. correctly, rightly
3. justly
4. strictly

Morphologically from пра̏в, a calque of German Recht and French droit.

• IPA^(key): /prǎːʋo/
• Hyphenation: пра‧во

пра́во n (Latin spelling právo)

1. right
2. law
3. jurisprudence

• пра̑внӣк
• пра̑внӣ
• пра̏восӯђе
• пра̏восӯднӣ

Inherited from Old East Slavic право (pravo).

• IPA^(key): [ˈprawɔ]

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пра́во • (právo) n inan (genitive пра́ва, nominative plural права́, genitive plural прав, related adjective правови́й)

1. right; claim

   права́ люди́ни ― pravá ljudýny ― human rights

2. (law) law, right

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “право”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “право”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “право”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)