благо

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From Proto-Slavic *bolgo, a nominalization of благ (blag, “gentle, kind”) +‎ -о (-o).

бла́го • (blágo) n

1. good, weal

   Synonym: добро́ (dobró)

   за бла́гото на ― za blágoto na ― for the good of

2. (poetic) blessing

• благода́т (blagodát, “grace”)
• блаже́нство (blažénstvo, “bliss”)
• Благой (Blagoj) (personal name)

From благ (blag, “gentle, kind”) +‎ -о (-o).

бла́го • (blágo) (comparative по́-бла́го, superlative на́й-бла́го)

1. gently, nobly

бла́го • (blágo)

1. good, fine

• “благо”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “благо”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

• глоба (globa)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolgo.

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благо • (blago) n

1. good, blessing, benefit
2. sweets, candy, dessert

благо • (blago) (comparative поблаго, superlative најблаго)

1. sweetly
2. mildly, lightly

благо • (blago)

1. indefinite neuter singular of благ (blag)

• блазѣ (blazě)

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic благо (blago). Doublet of болого (bologo), from Proto-Slavic *bolgo.

благо (blago) m

1. Synonym of болого (bologo)

• Russian: благо (blago)
• Ukrainian: благо (blaho)

• Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “благо”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 90

Inherited from Old East Slavic благо (blago), Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic благо (blago), from Proto-Slavic *bolgo. Displaced the inherited East Slavic form бо́лого (bólogo)

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бла́го • (blágo) n inan (genitive бла́га, nominative plural бла́га, genitive plural благ)

1. (poetic) good, blessing, benefit

   Synonyms: благополу́чие (blagopolúčije), добро́ (dobró), сча́стье (sčástʹje)

2. (economics) good

бла́го • (blágo)

1. short neuter singular of благо́й (blagój)

бла́го • (blágo)

1. (colloquial) since, now that

   по́льзуйтесь слу́чаем, бла́го вы здесь

   pólʹzujtesʹ slúčajem, blágo vy zdesʹ

   use the opportunity since you are here

2. (colloquial) the more so because

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “благо”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

From adjective благ.

• IPA^(key): /blâːɡo/
• Hyphenation: бла‧го

бла̑го (Latin spelling blȃgo)

1. mildly, gently

• IPA^(key): /blâɡo/
• Hyphenation: бла‧го

бла̏го (Latin spelling blȁgo)

1. (exclamation, dative) expressing satisfaction, encouragement or congratulation about something that has just occurred or was heard from the interlocutor; good for you, good on you

   благо теби!

   good for you!

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolgo.

• IPA^(key): /blâːɡo/
• Hyphenation: бла‧го

бла̑го n (Latin spelling blȃgo)

1. treasure
2. cattle
3. wealth

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolgo.

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бла́го • (bláho) n inan (genitive бла́га, nominative plural бла́га, genitive plural благ)

1. goodness, happiness
2. (plural only) wealth, benefits

бла́го • (bláho)

1. good, fine

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “благо”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “благо”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN