Р-141

ПО РОЖДЕНИЮ PrepP Invar usu. sent adv or non-agreeing modif l

1. by descent

by birth (parentage, extraction, lineage)

(person X comes) from a line (a family) of NPs).

Но при всех своих достоинствах товарищ Дзержинский был барин по рождению... И при всех своих достоинствах товарищ Дзержинский, надо сказать, не лишен был некоторого позёрства... (Рыбаков 2). For all his qualities. Comrade Dzerzhinsky had been an aristocrat by birth....And for all his qualities, it had to be said, Comrade Dzerzhinsky was not entirely free of posturing... (2a).

2. with regard to one's birthplace

by birth

(person X) was born in... По рождению я москвич, но всю жизнь живу в Петербурге. I'm a Muscovite by birth, but I've lived in St. Petersburg all my life.