Russian edit

Etymology edit

From га́лда́ (gáldá), from Proto-Slavic *galъda, cognate with Polish gałda (noise, uproar). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *galъ (noise), cognate with Ukrainian га́лас (hálas), Belarusian га́лас (hálas) and Polish gałuszyć (to rumble).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɡɐɫˈdʲetʲ]
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Verb edit

галде́ть (galdétʹimpf (perfective загалде́ть)

  1. (colloquial) to make a racket (a lot of noise)

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References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “галдеть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress