Bulgarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpravo]
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Etymology 1

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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

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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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Etymology 2

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прав (prav) +‎ (-o)

Adverb

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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

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пра́во (právo)

  1. indefinite neuter singular of прав (prav)

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Macedonian

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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право (pravon (relational adjective правен)

  1. right (e.g. human rights)
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Etymology 2

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

Adverb

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право (pravo) (comparative поправо, superlative најправо)

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

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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право (pravo)

  1. indefinite neuter singular of прав (prav)

Russian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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

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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
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Descendants
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  • Yakut: быраап (bıraap)

Etymology 2

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пра́вый (právyj) +‎ (-o)

Adverb

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

  1. indeed, really

Adjective

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пра́во (právo)

  1. short neuter singular of пра́вый (právyj)

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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From пра̏в.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

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пра̏во (Latin spelling prȁvo)

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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пра́во n (Latin spelling právo)

  1. right
  2. law
  3. jurisprudence
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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic право (pravo).

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Noun

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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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