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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic нравъ (nravŭ), from Old Church Slavonic нравъ (nravŭ), from Proto-Slavic *norvъ. Doublet of но́ров (nórov), from Old East Slavic норовъ (norovŭ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [nraf]
  • (file)

Noun edit

нрав (nravm inan (genitive нра́ва, nominative plural нра́вы, genitive plural нра́вов)

  1. character, temperament
  2. disposition, temper
  3. manner, custom, discipline
  4. (in the plural) customs

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References edit

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