благо

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɫaɡo]

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From Proto-Slavic *bolgo, a nominalization of благ (blag, “gentle, kind”) +‎ -о (-o).

бла́го • (blágo) n

1. good, weal

   Synonym: добро́ (dobró)

   за бла́гото на ― za blágoto na ― for the good of

2. (poetic) blessing

• благода́т (blagodát, “grace”)
• блаже́нство (blažénstvo, “bliss”)
• Благой (Blagoj) (personal name)

From благ (blag, “gentle, kind”) +‎ -о (-o).

бла́го • (blágo) (comparative по́-бла́го, superlative на́й-бла́го)

1. gently, nobly

бла́го • (blágo)

1. good, fine

• “благо”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “благо”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

• глоба (globa)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolgo.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɫaɡɔ]

благо • (blago) n

1. good, blessing, benefit
2. sweets, candy, dessert

благо • (blago) (comparative поблаго, superlative најблаго)

1. sweetly
2. mildly, lightly

благо • (blago)

1. indefinite neuter singular of благ (blag)

• блазѣ (blazě)

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic благо (blago). Doublet of болого (bologo), from Proto-Slavic *bolgo.

благо (blago) m

1. synonym of болого (bologo)

• Russian: благо (blago)
• Ukrainian: благо (blaho)

• Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “благо”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎^[1] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 90

Inherited from Old East Slavic благо (blago), Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic благо (blago), from Proto-Slavic *bolgo. Displaced the inherited East Slavic form бо́лого (bólogo)

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɫaɡə]

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бла́го • (blágo) n inan (genitive бла́га, nominative plural бла́га, genitive plural благ)

1. (poetic) good, blessing, benefit

   Synonyms: благополу́чие (blagopolúčije), добро́ (dobró), сча́стье (sčástʹje)

   • 1869, Лев Толстой [Leo Tolstoy], “Том 2, Часть третья, VI”, in Война и мир; English translation from Aylmer and Louise Maude, transl., War and Peace, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1922–1923:

     Он ви́дел в нём разу́много, строго-мы́слящего, огро́много ума́ челове́ка, эне́ргией и упо́рством дости́гшего вла́сти и употребля́ющего её то́лько для бла́га Росси́и.

     On vídel v njom razúmnovo, strogo-mýsljaščevo, ogrómnovo umá čelovéka, enérgijej i upórstvom dostígševo vlásti i upotrebljájuščevo jejó tólʹko dlja blága Rossíi.

     He saw in him a remarkable, clear-thinking man of vast intellect who by his energy and persistence had attained power, which he was using solely for the welfare of Russia.

2. (economics) good

бла́го • (blágo)

1. short neuter singular of благо́й (blagój)

бла́го • (blágo)

1. (colloquial) since, now that

   по́льзуйтесь слу́чаем, бла́го вы здесь

   pólʹzujtesʹ slúčajem, blágo vy zdesʹ

   use the opportunity since you are here

2. (colloquial) the more so because

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “благо”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

From adjective благ.

• IPA^(key): /blâːɡo/
• Hyphenation: бла‧го

бла̑го (Latin spelling blȃgo)

1. mildly, gently

• “благо”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

• IPA^(key): /blâɡo/
• Hyphenation: бла‧го

бла̏го (Latin spelling blȁgo)

1. (exclamation, dative) expressing satisfaction, encouragement or congratulation about something that has just occurred or was heard from the interlocutor; good for you, good on you

   благо теби! ― good for you!

• “благо”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolgo.

• IPA^(key): /blâːɡo/
• Hyphenation: бла‧го

бла̑го n (Latin spelling blȃgo)

1. treasure
2. cattle
3. wealth

• “благо”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bolgo.

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɫaɦɔ]

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бла́го • (bláho) n inan (genitive бла́га, nominative plural бла́га, genitive plural благ)

1. goodness, happiness
2. (plural only) wealth, benefits

бла́го • (bláho)

1. good, fine

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “благо”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “благо”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN