жажда
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žęďa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʒaʒdə/
Noun
жажда • (žážda) f (definite жаждата, vocative form жаждо)
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic жѩжда (žjęžda), from Proto-Slavic *žęďa, from *žędati + *-ja. Displaced native Old East Slavic жажа (žaža).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʐaʐdə]
Audio (file)
Noun
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
Declension of жа́жда (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Derived terms
- жа́ждать (žáždatʹ)
Related terms
- жа́дный (žádnyj)
References
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “жажда”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
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