правда

Noun

правда • (pravda) f

1. justice

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic правьда (pravĭda), from Proto-Slavic *pravьda, derived from Proto-Slavic *pravъ (compare пра́вый (právyj)) plus an unclear suffix. Cognate with Ukrainian пра́вда (právda, “truth”), Belarusian пра́ўда (práŭda, “truth”), Old Church Slavonic правьда (pravĭda, “justice, truth”), Bulgarian пра́вда (právda, “justice, truth, livestock capital”), Serbo-Croatian пра̑вда (“justice, truth, controversial matter”), Slovene prȃvda (“regulation, law, court case”), Czech pravda (“truth”), Slovak pravda (“truth”), Polish prawda (“truth”), Upper Sorbian prawda (“truth”), Lower Sorbian pšawda (“truth”). Compare derived adjective пра́ведный (právednyj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpravdə]

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Noun

пра́вда • (právda) f inan (genitive пра́вды, nominative plural пра́вды, genitive plural правд)

1. truth

   В «Пра́вде» нет изве́стий, а в «Изве́стиях» нет пра́вды. ― V “Právde” net izvéstij, a v “Izvéstijax” net právdy. ― In Pravda there is no news, and in Izvestia there is no truth. (a familiar pun)

   По пра́вде сказа́ть, я случа́йно за су́тки не при́нял лека́рства. ― Po právde skazátʹ, ja slučájno za sútki ne prínjal lekárstva. ― To tell (you) the truth, by accident, I didn't take my medicine for 24 hours.

   Ну пра́вда же? ― Nu právda že? ― Really? (in a rhetorical sense)

   по пра́вде говоря́ ― po právde govorjá ― to tell the truth

Interjection

пра́вда • (právda)

1. sure enough, indeed, actually, as a matter of fact, in point of fact
2. (interrogative) is that so?

Conjunction

пра́вда • (právda)

1. though, however, but
2. admittedly

Noun

пра̑вда f (Latin spelling prȃvda)

1. justice

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɑu̯dɐ]

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Noun

пра́вда • (právda) f inan (genitive пра́вди, nominative plural пра́вди)

1. truth

References

• Bilodid I. K., editor (1970–1980), “правда”, in Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka