ждать

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žьdati (to wait, to await), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *g(e)id-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰidʰ-. Compare Old High German gīt (avarice) and Old Prussian gēide (they are waiting). [1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐdatʲ]
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Verb

ждать (ždatʹ) impf (perfective подожда́ть)

  1. to wait, to wait for (+ genitive case)
    Ждать конца́ войны́.
    Ždatʹ koncá vojný.
    To wait for the end of the war.
  2. to expect, to await

Conjugation

Derived terms

imperfective

perfective

References

  1. Cyganenko, G. B. (1989), ждать”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Kiev: Radjansʹka škola, page 127
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