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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
Declension of пра́во
singular
plural
indefinite
пра́во právo
права́ pravá
definite
пра́вото právoto
права́та praváta
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 )
References
“право ”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“право ”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka , 2010
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
Declension of право
singular
plural
indefinite
право ( pravo )
права ( prava )
definite unspecified
правото ( pravoto )
правата ( pravata )
definite proximal
правово ( pravovo )
правава ( pravava )
definite distal
правоно ( pravono )
правана ( pravana )
vocative
право ( pravo )
права ( prava )
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 )
Pannonian Rusyn
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Slovak právo , from Proto-Slavic *pravo .
Noun
право (pravo ) n (related adjective правни )
right ( legal, just or moral entitlement )
маш право ― maš pravo ― you are right (literally, “you have the right ”)
авторске право ― avtorske pravo ― copyright (literally, “authors' right ”)
( generally uncountable , law ) law
обичайне право ― običajne pravo ― common law
Declension
Declension of право
singular
plural
nominative
право ( pravo )
права ( prava )
genitive
права ( prava )
правох ( pravox )
dative
праву ( pravu )
правом ( pravom )
accusative
право ( pravo )
права ( prava )
instrumental
правом ( pravom )
правами ( pravami )
locative
праву ( pravu )
правох ( pravox )
vocative
право ( pravo )
права ( prava )
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Slovak pravo . By surface analysis , прави ( pravi ) + -о ( -o ) .
Adverb
право (pravo )
right , on the right
Synonym: направо ( napravo )
Antonym: лїво ( ljivo )
right , to the right
Antonym: лїво ( ljivo )
straight , directly
correctly , rightly
право ци? ― pravo ci? ― are you right ?
justly
References
Medʹeši, H. , Fejsa, M. , Timko-Djitko, O. (2010 ) “право1 ”, in Ramač, Ju. , editor, Руско-сербски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
Medʹeši, H. , Fejsa, M. , Timko-Djitko, O. (2010 ) “право2 ”, in Ramač, Ju. , editor, Руско-сербски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
Fejsa, M. , Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022 ) “law ”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy ; Ruska matka, →ISBN , page 163
Fejsa, M. , Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022 ) “right ”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy ; Ruska matka, →ISBN , page 254
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
1868 , Иван Тургенев , chapter III, in Бригадир ; English translation from Constance Garnett , transl., The Brigadier , 1894 :— Что же вы, су́дарь, тепе́рь де́лать бу́дете? — А я, пра́во , не зна́ю. Е́сли бы Никола́й Петро́вич сло́во своё сдержа́л, прие́хал — мы бы на охо́ту вме́сте отпра́вились. — Što že vy, súdarʹ, tepérʹ délatʹ búdete? — A ja, právo , ne znáju. Jésli by Nikoláj Petróvič slóvo svojó sderžál, prijéxal — my by na oxótu vméste otprávilisʹ. 'What are you going to do now, sir?' 'Well, really , I don't know. If Nikolai Petrovitch had kept his word and come, we should have gone shooting together.'
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
From Proto-Slavic *pravъ via 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
Derived terms
References