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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pravьda

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *pravъ plus an unclear suffix *-ьda.

Noun

*pra̋vьda f[1][2]

  1. truth
  2. justice
    Synonym: *pravyni
    Antonym: *krivьda

Declension

Derived terms

  • *opravьdati (“to justify, to give justice”)
  • *nepravьda (“injustice”)
  • *pravьdina (“justice”)
  • *pravьdьnъ (“righteous”)
    • *pravьdьnostь (“righteousness”)
  • *pravьdivъ (“authentic, true”)

Descendants

Further reading

References

  1. Snoj, Marko (2016), “pravda”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *pra̋vьda”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), “pravьda pravьdy”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (SA 73)”
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