правда

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Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *pravьda.

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Noun

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пра́вда (právdaf

  1. justice
    Synonym: справедли́вост (spravedlívost)
  2. (archaic) truth (conformity to fact or reality; true facts)
    Synonym: и́стина (ístina)
    Antonym: лъжа́ (lǎžá)

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References

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  • правда”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • правда”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pravьda, from *pravъ (right, correct).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpravda]
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Noun

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правда (pravdaf (relational adjective праведен)

  1. justice

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Verb

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правда (pravda) third-singular presentimpf (perfective оправда)

  1. (transitive) to justify, defend
  2. (transitive) to make excuses for

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic правьда (pravĭda), from Proto-Slavic *pravьda, derived from Proto-Slavic *pravъ (compare пра́вый (právyj)) plus an unclear suffix.

Cognate with Ukrainian пра́вда (právda, truth), Belarusian пра́ўда (práŭda, truth), Old Church Slavonic правьда (pravĭda, justice, truth), Bulgarian пра́вда (právda, justice, truth, livestock capital), Serbo-Croatian пра̑вда (justice, truth, controversial matter), Slovene prȃvda (regulation, law, court case), Czech pravda (truth), Slovak pravda (truth), Polish prawda (truth), Upper Sorbian prawda (truth), Lower Sorbian pšawda (truth). Compare derived adjective пра́ведный (právednyj).

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Noun

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пра́вда (právdaf inan (genitive пра́вды, nominative plural пра́вды, genitive plural правд, relational adjective правди́вый)

  1. truth (conformity to fact or reality; true facts)
    Synonym: и́стина (ístina)
    Antonyms: ложь (ložʹ), непра́вда (neprávda), (poetic) кри́вда (krívda)
    В «Пра́вде» нет изве́стий, а в «Изве́стиях» нет пра́вды.V «Právde» net izvéstij, a v «Izvéstijax» net právdy.In Pravda there is no news, and in Izvestia there is no truth. (a familiar pun)
    По пра́вде сказа́ть, я случа́йно за су́тки не при́нял лека́рства.Po právde skazátʹ, ja slučájno za sútki ne prínjal lekárstva.To tell (you) the truth, I accidentally didn't take my medicine for 24 hours.
    Пра́вда?Právda?Really?
    Ну пра́вда же?Nu právda že?Am I right? (seeking confirmation)
    по пра́вде говоря́po právde govorjáto tell the truth
    Твоя́ пра́вда.Tvojá právda.You're right. / Fair play. / You win.
  2. justice
    Synonym: справедли́вость (spravedlívostʹ)
  3. (historical) law, code
    Сали́ческая пра́вдаSalíčeskaja právdaSalic law

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Interjection

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пра́вда (právda)

  1. sure enough, indeed, actually, as a matter of fact, in point of fact
  2. (interrogative) is that so?

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Conjunction

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пра́вда (právda)

  1. though, however, but
  2. admittedly

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Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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пра̑вда f (Latin spelling prȃvda)

  1. justice

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *pravьda.

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пра́вда (právdaf inan (genitive пра́вди, nominative plural пра́вди, genitive plural правд)

  1. truth (conformity to fact or reality; true facts)
    Synonym: і́стина (ístyna)
    Antonyms: брехня́ (brexnjá), непра́вда (neprávda)

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