здравствуй
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Russian
Russian phrasebook
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Alternative forms
- здра́вствуйте (zdrávstvujte) (plural or formal form)
Etymology 1
From imperative form of здравствовать (zdravstvovatʹ, “to be well, to prosper”), from adjective здравый (zdravyj) borrowed from Old Church Slavonic съдравъ (sŭdravŭ), from Proto-Slavic *sъdorvъ of unclear origin.
Pronunciation
Interjection
здра́вствуй • (zdrávstvuj)
- (informal) hello
- Synonyms: (formal) здра́вствуйте (zdrávstvujte); (informal, casual) приве́т (privét); (informal, casual) здоро́во (zdoróvo)
Descendants
Etymology 2
Verb
здра́вствуй • (zdrávstvuj)
- second-person singular imperfective imperative of здра́вствовать (zdrávstvovatʹ)