милость

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From милъ (milŭ) +‎ -ость (-ostĭ), from Proto-Slavic *milostь.

Noun

милость • (milostĭ) f

  1. mercy

Declension

References

  • Старославянский словарь (по рукописям X-XI веков), Русский язык, Москва 1994

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *milostь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmʲiɫəsʲtʲ]
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Noun

ми́лость • (mílostʹ) f inan (genitive ми́лости, nominative plural ми́лости, genitive plural ми́лостей)

  1. mercy, charity, grace, kindness (behaviour, quality)
    Э́то возмо́жно то́лько по ми́лости Го́спода. ― Éto vozmóžno tólʹko po mílosti Góspoda. ― This is possible only by the grace of the Lord.
  2. (archaic) good deed, favour (act)
    скажи́(те) на ми́лость ― skaží(te) na mílostʹ ― pray tell
  3. (colloquial) (good) favour (acceptance or trust by someone)
    Он в ми́лости у нача́льства. ― On v mílosti u načálʹstva. ― He's in the favour of his superiors.
  4. (military) pardon, quarter
  5. (historical, now ironic or reproachful, as an address with a possessive pronoun) (your) grace
    Как ва́ша ми́лость прика́жет. ― Kak váša mílostʹ prikážet. ― As your grace commands.
    Что ва́шей ми́лости уго́дно? ― Što vášej mílosti ugódno? ― What would your grace like?
  6. (colloquial, disapproving, with по (po) + dative case) fault, courtesy (lit. (by) the grace (of))
  7. (slang) something cute, cuteness
    Synonym: милота́ (milotá)

Declension

Synonyms

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