радость

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *radostь; morphologically, from радъ (radŭ) +‎ -ость (-ostĭ).

Noun

радость (radostĭf

  1. joy

Declension

References

  • Старославянский словарь (по рукописям X-XI веков), Русский язык, Москва 1994

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic радость (radostĭ), from Proto-Slavic *radostь. By surface analysis, рад (rad) +‎ -ость (-ostʹ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ра́дость (rádostʹf inan (genitive ра́дости, nominative plural ра́дости, genitive plural ра́достей)

  1. joy, delight
    • 2015, Ani Lorak, Уходи по-английски
      Вот и время заплатить слёзами за радость.
      Vot i vremja zaplatitʹ sljózami za radostʹ.
      It's time to pay for joy by tears
    Испу́г сменя́ется ра́достью.Ispúg smenjájetsja rádostʹju.Fear turns to joy.

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