жажда
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *žęďa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
жа́жда • (žážda) f
Declension edit
Declension of жа́жда
singular | |
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indefinite | жа́жда žážda |
definite | жа́ждата žáždata |
Derived terms edit
Russian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic жѩжда (žjęžda), from Proto-Slavic *žęďa, from *žędati + *-ja. Displaced native Old East Slavic жажа (žaža).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
жа́жда • (žážda) f inan (genitive жа́жды, nominative plural жа́жды, genitive plural жажд)
- thirst
- craving
- жа́жда зна́ний ― žážda znánij ― thirst for knowledge, hunger for knowledge
- жа́жда крови ― žážda krovi ― blood lust
Declension edit
Declension of жа́жда (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Derived terms edit
- жа́ждать (žáždatʹ)
Related terms edit
- жа́дный (žádnyj)
References edit
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жажда”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress