милостив

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *milostivъ. By surface analysis, милост (milost) +‎ -ив (-iv)

Pronunciation

Adjective

милости́в (milostív) (abstract noun милости́вост)

  1. merciful

Declension

References

  • милостив”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • милостив”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *milostivъ.

Pronunciation

Adjective

милостив (milostiv) (comparative помилостив, superlative најмилостив)

  1. merciful, gracious, kind
    Synonyms: милосен (milosen), милосрден (milosrden), милослив (milosliv)

Declension

Russian

Pronunciation

Adjective

ми́лостив (mílostiv)

  1. short masculine singular of милостивый (milostivyj)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *milostivъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mǐlostiːʋ/
  • Hyphenation: ми‧лос‧тив

Adjective

мѝлостӣв (Latin spelling mìlostīv, comparative милостивији)

  1. merciful
  2. gracious, kind

Declension