достоверный

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic достоиновѣрьнъ (dostoinověrĭnŭ), a calque of Ancient Greek ἀξιόπιστος (axiópistos). By surface analysis, досто- (dosto-) +‎ ве́рный (vérnyj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dəstɐˈvʲernɨj]
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

достове́рный • (dostovérnyj) (comparative (по)достове́рнее or (по)достове́рней)

  1. authentic (of a document)
  2. reliable, trustworthy

Declension