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Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From милъ (milŭ) + -ость (-ostĭ), from Proto-Slavic *milostь.
Noun
милость • (milostĭ) f
- mercy
Declension
Declension of милость (i-stem)
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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милость
milostĭ
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милости
milosti
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милости
milosti
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| genitive
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милости
milosti
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милостью, милостию
milostĭju, milostiju
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милостьи, милостии
milostĭi, milostii
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| dative
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милости
milosti
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милостьма
milostĭma
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милостьмъ
milostĭmŭ
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| accusative
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милость
milostĭ
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милости
milosti
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милости
milosti
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| instrumental
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милостьѭ, милостиѭ
milostĭjǫ, milostijǫ
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милостьма
milostĭma
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милостьми
milostĭmi
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| locative
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милости
milosti
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милостью, милостию
milostĭju, milostiju
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милостьхъ
milostĭxŭ
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| vocative
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милости
milosti
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милости
milosti
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милостьѥ, милостиѥ
milostĭje, milostije
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References
- Старославянский словарь (по рукописям X-XI веков), Русский язык, Москва 1994
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *milostь.
Pronunciation
Noun
ми́лость • (mílostʹ) f inan (genitive ми́лости, nominative plural ми́лости, genitive plural ми́лостей)
- mercy, charity, grace, kindness (behaviour, quality)
- Э́то возмо́жно то́лько по ми́лости Го́спода. ― Éto vozmóžno tólʹko po mílosti Góspoda. ― This is possible only by the grace of the Lord.
- (archaic) good deed, favour/favor (act)
- скажи́(те) на ми́лость ― skaží(te) na mílostʹ ― pray tell
- (colloquial) (good) favour/favor (acceptance or trust by someone)
- Он в ми́лости у нача́льства. ― On v mílosti u načálʹstva. ― He's in the favour/favor of his superiors.
- (military) pardon, quarter
- (historical, now ironic or reproachful, as an address with a possessive pronoun) (your) grace
- Как ва́ша ми́лость прика́жет. ― Kak váša mílostʹ prikážet. ― As your grace commands.
- Что ва́шей ми́лости уго́дно? ― Što vášej mílosti ugódno? ― What would your grace like?
- (slang) something cute, cuteness
- Synonym: милота́ (milotá)
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