добродетель

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic добродѣтѣль (dobrodětělĭ), a calque from Ancient Greek εὐεργεσία (euergesía)). By surface analysis, добро- (dobro-) +‎ деть (detʹ) +‎ -ель (-elʹ).

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  • IPA(key): [dəbrɐˈdʲetʲɪlʲ]
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Noun edit

доброде́тель (dobrodételʹf inan (genitive доброде́тели, nominative plural доброде́тели, genitive plural доброде́телей)

  1. virtue (excellence in morals)

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