благозвучие

Russian

Etymology

From бла́го (blágo) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ звук (zvuk) +‎ -ие (-ije), a calque of German Wohllaut or Wohlklang. First attested in 1783.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɫəɡɐzˈvut͡ɕɪje]

Noun

благозву́чие • (blagozvúčijen inan (genitive благозву́чия, nominative plural благозву́чия, genitive plural благозву́чий)

  1. harmony, euphony

Declension

Derived terms

  • неблагозву́чие (neblagozvúčije)

References

  • Arapova, N. S. (2000) “благозвучие”, in Kalʹki v russkom jazyke poslepetrovskovo perioda. Opyt slovarja [Calques in Post-Petrine Russian. An Essay of a Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 57