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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žęďa.
Pronunciation
Noun
жа́жда • (žážda) f
- thirst
- уми́рам от жа́жда ― umíram ot žážda ― to die for a drink
- изпи́твам жа́жда ― izpítvam žážda ― to be thirsty, to fell/suffer thirst
- lust, craving
- жа́жда за нау́ка ― žážda za naúka ― lust for knowledge
Declension
Declension of жа́жда
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жа́жда
žážda
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жа́ждата
žáždata
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Derived terms
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic жѩжда (žjęžda), from Proto-Slavic *žęďa, from *žędati + *-ja. Displaced native Old East Slavic жажа (žaža).
Pronunciation
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
Derived terms
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жажда”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress