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Etymology

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  • IPA(key): [ʊˈdat͡ɕə]
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уда́ча (udáčaf inan (genitive уда́чи, nominative plural уда́чи, genitive plural уда́ч)

  1. good luck, success (achievement of one's aim or goal)
    Synonyms: успе́х (uspéx), везе́ние (vezénije); сча́стье (sčástʹje), шанс (šans)

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From удати(ся) (udaty(sja)) +‎ (-ja). Doublet of вда́ча (vdáča), back-formed from the "to be born with certain characteristics" meaning of the verb.

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уда́ча (udáčaf inan (genitive уда́чі, nominative plural уда́чі, genitive plural уда́ч)

  1. good luck, success (achievement of one's aim or goal)

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