Bulgarian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈpravo]
  • (file)

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pravo, a nominalization of прав (prav, right, straight) +‎ (-o). Ultimately a calque of German Recht and French droit. See Russian пра́во (právo) for more information.

Noun edit

пра́во (právon (relational adjective пра́вен or пра́вов)

  1. law (as a specialty)
    семе́йно пра́воseméjno právofamily law
  2. right
    пра́во на гласprávo na glasright to vote
    гра́ждански права́gráždanski pravácivil rights
  3. authorization, permit
  4. (plural only) license
    шофьо́рски права́šofjórski pravádriver's license
  5. (economics) option
  6. (colloquial) justice
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Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

прав (prav) +‎ (-o)

Adverb edit

пра́во (právo) (comparative по́-пра́во, superlative на́й-пра́во)

  1. straight, right, directly
    пра́во напре́дprávo naprédstraight ahead
    пра́во в очи́теprávo v očíteright in the eyes
  2. right, rightly, correctly
    пра́во ка́звашprávo kázvašyou are right (literally, “you speak rightly/correctly”)

Adjective edit

пра́во (právo)

  1. indefinite neuter singular of прав (prav)

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Macedonian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

право (pravon (relational adjective правен)

  1. right (e.g. human rights)
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb edit

право (pravo) (comparative поправо, superlative најправо)

  1. straight, directly
  2. straight ahead
  3. straightly (not crookedly)

Etymology 3 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective edit

право (pravo)

  1. indefinite neuter singular of прав (prav)

Russian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic право (pravo), from Proto-Slavic *pravo. Calque of German Recht and French droit, based on пра́вый (právyj, right, correct; straight). Cognate with Ukrainian пра́во (právo), Belarusian пра́ва (práva), Old Church Slavonic право (pravo), Bulgarian пра́во (právo), Serbo-Croatian пра̏во, Slovene prȃvo (tonal orthography), Czech právo, Slovak právo, Polish prawo.

Noun edit

пра́во (právon inan (genitive пра́ва, nominative plural права́, genitive plural прав, relational adjective правово́й)

  1. right; claim
    права́ челове́каpravá čelovékahuman rights
  2. (law) law, right
  3. justice
  4. (in the plural) driving licence
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Yakut: быраап (bıraap)

Etymology 2 edit

пра́вый (právyj) +‎ (-o)

Adverb edit

пра́во (právo) (comparative (по)праве́е or (по)праве́й)

  1. indeed, really

Adjective edit

пра́во (právo)

  1. short neuter singular of пра́вый (právyj)

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From пра̏в.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /prâʋo/
  • Hyphenation: пра‧во

Adverb edit

пра̏во (Latin spelling prȁvo)

  1. straight
  2. correctly, rightly
  3. justly
  4. strictly

Etymology 2 edit

Morphologically from пра̏в, a calque of German Recht and French droit.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /prǎːʋo/
  • Hyphenation: пра‧во

Noun edit

пра́во n (Latin spelling právo)

  1. right
  2. law
  3. jurisprudence
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Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic право (pravo).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

пра́во (právon inan (genitive пра́ва, nominative plural права́, genitive plural прав, relational adjective правови́й)

  1. right; claim
    права́ люди́ниpravá ljudýnyhuman rights
  2. (law) law, right

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