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Russian
Etymology
обя́занный (objázannyj) + -ость (-ostʹ)
Pronunciation
Noun
обя́занность • (objázannostʹ) f inan (genitive обя́занности, nominative plural обя́занности, genitive plural обя́занностей)
- duty
1905, Фёдор Сологуб [Fyodor Sologub], chapter IV, in Мелкий бес; English translation from John Cournos and Richard Aldington, transl., The Little Demon, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1916:Му́рин уже́ раска́ивался, что испуга́л Передо́нова: его́ сын учи́лся в гимна́зии, и потому́ он счита́л свое́ю обя́занностью вся́чески угожда́ть гимнази́ческим учителя́м.- Múrin užé raskáivalsja, što ispugál Peredónova: jevó syn učílsja v gimnázii, i potomú on sčitál svojéju objázannostʹju vsjáčeski ugoždátʹ gimnazíčeskim učiteljám.
- Mourin was already regretting that he had frightened Peredonov. His son was attending the gymnasia and he considered it his duty to be affable to the gymnasia instructors.
- (military) service
Declension