Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian Church Slavonic приверженъ (priverženŭ), originally past passive participle of *привергнꙋти (*privergnuti); compare Russian Church Slavonic привергнꙋтисѧ (privergnutisę, to be committed to), Old Church Slavonic приврѣшти (privrěšti, to strike), and Russian отве́рженный (otvéržennyj), originally past passive participle of отве́ргнуть (otvérgnutʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [prʲɪˈvʲerʐɨn(ː)ɨj]

Adjective

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приве́рженный (privéržennyj) (comparative (по)приве́рженнее or (по)приве́рженней)

  1. committed, devoted, loyal, faithful [with dative ‘to someone/something’]

Declension

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