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Bulgarian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pravo, a nominalization of прав (prav, “right, straight”) + -о (-o). Ultimately a calque of German Recht and French droit. See Russian пра́во (právo) for more information.
Noun
пра́во • (právo) n (relational adjective пра́вен or пра́вов)
- law (as a specialty)
- семе́йно пра́во ― seméjno právo ― family law
- right
- пра́во на глас ― právo na glas ― right to vote
- гра́ждански права́ ― gráždanski pravá ― civil rights
- authorization, permit
- (plural only) license
- шофьо́рски права́ ― šofjórski pravá ― driver's license
- (economics) option
- (colloquial) justice
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
прав (prav) + -о (-o)
Adverb
пра́во • (právo) (comparative по́-пра́во, superlative на́й-пра́во)
- straight, right, directly
- пра́во напре́д ― právo napréd ― straight ahead
- пра́во в очи́те ― právo v očíte ― right in the eyes
- right, rightly, correctly
- пра́во ка́зваш ― právo kázvaš ― you are right (literally, “you speak rightly/correctly”)
Adjective
пра́во • (právo)
- indefinite neuter singular of прав (prav)
Anagrams
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
право • (pravo) n (relational adjective правен)
- right (e.g. human rights)
Declension
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb
право • (pravo) (comparative поправо, superlative најправо)
- straight, directly
- straight ahead
- straightly (not crookedly)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
право • (pravo)
- indefinite neuter singular of прав (prav)
Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old East Slavic право (pravo), from Proto-Slavic *pravo. Calque of German Recht and French droit, based on пра́вый (právyj, “right, correct; straight”). Cognate with Ukrainian пра́во (právo), Belarusian пра́ва (práva), Old Church Slavonic право (pravo), Bulgarian пра́во (právo), Serbo-Croatian пра̏во, Slovene prȃvo (tonal orthography), Czech právo, Slovak právo, Polish prawo.
Noun
пра́во • (právo) n inan (genitive пра́ва, nominative plural права́, genitive plural прав, relational adjective правово́й)
- right; claim
- права́ челове́ка ― pravá čelovéka ― human rights
- (law) law, right
- justice
- (in the plural) driving licence
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
пра́вый (právyj) + -о (-o)
Adverb
пра́во • (právo) (comparative (по)праве́е or (по)праве́й)
- indeed, really
Adjective
пра́во • (právo)
- short neuter singular of пра́вый (právyj)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From пра̏в.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prâʋo/
- Hyphenation: пра‧во
Adverb
пра̏во (Latin spelling prȁvo)
- straight
- correctly, rightly
- justly
- strictly
Etymology 2
Morphologically from пра̏в, a calque of German Recht and French droit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prǎːʋo/
- Hyphenation: пра‧во
Noun
пра́во n (Latin spelling právo)
- right
- law
- jurisprudence
Declension
Derived terms
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic право (pravo).
Pronunciation
Noun
пра́во • (právo) n inan (genitive пра́ва, nominative plural права́, genitive plural прав, relational adjective правови́й)
- right; claim
- права́ люди́ни ― pravá ljudýny ― human rights
- (law) law, right
Declension
Declension of пра́во (inan hard neut-form accent-c)
Derived terms
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