истинный

Church Slavonic

Adjective

истинный (istinnyj)

  1. valid, legitimate
  2. true, truthful
    бѣ свѣтъ истинный
    bě světŭ istinnyj
    the light was true

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic истиньнъ (istinĭnŭ). By surface analysis, и́стина (ístina, truth) +‎ -ный (-nyj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈisʲtʲɪn(ː)ɨj]
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Adjective

и́стинный • (ístinnyj)

  1. veritable, true
    Synonyms: ве́рный (vérnyj), настоя́щий (nastojáščij)
  2. genuine
  3. actual

Declension