жѧдати

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žędati (to wish, desire).

Verb

жѧдати (žędatiimpf

  1. to thirst
  2. to desire, to yearn

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Russian: жаждать (žaždatʹ)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: же́ђати
    Latin script: žéđati

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