Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic благостꙑни (blagostyni). Equivalent to благость (blagostʹ) +‎ -иня (-inja).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bɫəɡɐˈstɨnʲə]

Noun

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благосты́ня (blagostýnjaf inan (genitive благосты́ни, nominative plural благосты́ни, genitive plural благосты́нь)

  1. (archaic) gift, donation; charity; good deed, benefaction

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Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:благостыня.