жажда

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žęďa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʒaʒdə/

Noun

жажда • (žážda) f (definite жаждата, vocative form жаждо)

  1. thirst
    умирам от жажда - umíram ot žážda - to die for a drink
    изпитвам жажда - izpítvam žážda - to be thirsty, to fell/suffer thirst
  2. lust, craving
    жажда за наука - žážda za naúka - lust for knowledge

Derived terms

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic жѩжда (žjęžda), from Proto-Slavic *žęďa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʐaʐdə]
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Noun

жа́жда • (žážda) f inan (genitive жа́жды, nominative plural жа́жды, genitive plural жажд)

  1. thirst
  2. craving
    жажда знаний ― žažda znanij ― thirst for knowledge, hunger for knowledge
    жажда крови ― žažda krovi ― blood lust

Declension

Declension of жа́жда (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative жа́жда
žážda		 жа́жды
žáždy
genitive жа́жды
žáždy		 жа́жд
žážd
dative жа́жде
žážde		 жа́ждам
žáždam
accusative жа́жду
žáždu		 жа́жды
žáždy
instrumental жа́ждой, жа́ждою
žáždoj, žáždoju		 жа́ждами
žáždami
prepositional жа́жде
žážde		 жа́ждах
žáždax

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “жажда”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
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