Ukrainian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Cognate with Russian гора́зд (gorázd), Russian гара́здый (garázdyj) From Old Ukrainian гараздъ (harazd),[1] from Old East Slavic гораздъ (gorazdŭ), from Proto-Slavic *gorazdъ. Per Vasmer, an ancient borrowing from Gothic, from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *razdō (voice, sound); originally "speaking intelligently".[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɦɐˈrazd]
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Noun

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гара́зд (harázdm inan (genitive гара́зду, nominative plural гара́зди, genitive plural гара́здів)

  1. happiness, well-being, weal, health, success
    Synonyms: добро (dobro), щастя (ščastja), добро́бу́т (dobróbút), доста́ток (dostátok)

Declension

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Interjection

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гара́зд (harázd)

  1. okay, alright, fine, (used to express agreement)
    Synonyms: до́бре (dóbre), зго́да (zhóda)

Adverb

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гара́зд (harázd)

  1. well, fine, appropriately, properly
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References

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  1. ^ Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (2000), “гораздъ, гараздъ”, in Словник української мови XVI – 1-ї пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language of 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 7 (головнѣйший – десѧтина), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 21
  2. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “гаразд”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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