благой

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic благъ (blagŭ). Displaced the inherited East Slavic form, from Proto-Slavic *bolgъ (good).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [blɐˈɡoj]
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Adjective

благо́й (blagój) (no comparative)

  1. (stilted, ecclesiastic or poetic) good
    благи́ми наме́рениями вы́мощена доро́га в ад
    blagími namérenijami výmoščena doróga v ad
    the road to hell is paved with good intentions

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Synonyms

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), благой”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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