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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic възмьздиѥ (vŭzmĭzdije). By surface analysis, воз- (voz-) + мзда (mzda) + -ие (-ije).
Pronunciation
Noun
возме́здие • (vozmézdije) n inan (genitive возме́здия, nominative plural возме́здия, genitive plural возме́здий)
- retribution, requital, punishment, payback, revenge (punishment inflicted in the spirit of moral outrage or personal vengeance)
Declension
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “возмездие”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мзда”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress