благословить

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic благословити (blagosloviti), a calque of Ancient Greek ἐυλογεῖν (eulogeîn). By surface analysis, бла́го- (blágo-, good) +‎ сло́во (slóvo) +‎ -и́ть (-ítʹ, word).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɫəɡəsɫɐˈvʲitʲ]
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Verb

благослови́ть • (blagoslovítʹpf (imperfective благословля́ть)

  1. (religion) to bless
  2. (colloquial) to give one's blessing, to give permission

Conjugation