воздать

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic въздати (vŭzdati). By surface analysis, воз- (voz-) +‎ дать (datʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɐzˈdatʲ]

Verb

возда́ть • (vozdátʹpf (imperfective воздава́ть)

  1. (dated or literary) to render, to give in recognition [with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘to someone’]
    возда́ть до́лжноеvozdátʹ dólžnojeto render tribute, to give (someone or something) their due
    возда́ть по́честиvozdátʹ póčestito give honors, to pay homage
  2. (literary, figurative) to repay, to reward, to recompense [with instrumental ‘something’ and за (za, + accusative) ‘for something else’]
    возда́ть добро́м за злоvozdátʹ dobróm za zloto repay good for evil, to repay evil with good

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • воздава́ться impf (vozdavátʹsja), возда́ться pf (vozdátʹsja)
  • воздая́ние (vozdajánije), воздая́нье (vozdajánʹje)
  • воздая́тель (vozdajátelʹ)