вред

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic врѣдъ (vrědŭ), from Proto-Slavic *verdъ. Doublet of ве́ред (véred), the inherited East Slavic form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vrʲet]
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  • Rhymes: -et

Noun

вред • (vredm inan (genitive вреда́, nominative plural вреды́, genitive plural вредо́в)

  1. harm, damage
    Synonyms: уще́рб (uščérb); зло (zlo, evil)
  2. detriment

Declension

References

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