Russian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic обитѣль (obitělĭ), from Proto-Slavic *obitělь, from *obitati +‎ *-ělь. By surface analysis, обита́ть (obitátʹ, to inhabit) +‎ -ель (-elʹ).

Cognates include Serbo-Croatian obitelj.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈbʲitʲɪlʲ]
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Noun edit

оби́тель (obítelʹf inan (genitive оби́тели, nominative plural оби́тели, genitive plural оби́телей)

  1. (archaic) abode, dwelling place
    Synonym: жили́ще (žilíšče)
    скро́мная оби́тельskrómnaja obítelʹhumble dwelling
  2. (Christianity) cloister, monastery
    Synonym: монасты́рь (monastýrʹ)
    мона́шеская оби́тельmonášeskaja obítelʹcommunity of monks

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