респект

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French respect.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [rʲɪˈspʲekt]
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Noun

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респе́кт (respéktm inan (genitive респе́кта, nominative plural респе́кты, genitive plural респе́ктов)

  1. (slang) respect, kudos, props
    Респе́кт тебе́.Respékt tebé.Respect to you / kudos to you.

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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First attested in Old Ruthenian респектъ (respekt), from Old Polish respekt, from Latin respectus. Probably reintroduced later by German Respekt and in modern sense ("props") from English respect.

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Noun

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респе́кт (respéktm inan (genitive респе́кту, uncountable)

  1. (dated, higher register) respect, reverence, deference
    Synonyms: пова́га (pováha), поша́на (pošána), ша́на (šána), шано́ба (šanóba), шанува́ння (šanuvánnja), поважа́ння (považánnja)
  2. (slang) props

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