Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic милостивъ (milostivŭ).

Adjective

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milostiv m or n (feminine singular milostivă, masculine plural milostivi, feminine and neuter plural milostive)

  1. merciful

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite milostiv milostivă milostivi milostive
definite milostivul milostiva milostivii milostivele
genitive-
dative
indefinite milostiv milostive milostivi milostive
definite milostivului milostivei milostivilor milostivelor

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *milostivъ. By surface analysis, milost-iv

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mǐlostiːʋ/
  • Hyphenation: mi‧los‧tiv

Adjective

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mìlostīv (Cyrillic spelling мѝлостӣв, comparative milostiviji)

  1. merciful
  2. gracious, kind

Declension

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