нагода

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Deverbal of obsolete нагоди́ти (nahodýty, to happen to bring),[1] from Proto-Slavic *nagoditi (to chance upon).[2] Compare Czech náhoda (chance).

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Noun

наго́да (nahódaf inan (genitive наго́ди, nominative plural наго́ди, genitive plural наго́д)

  1. opportunity, chance, occasion (favorable circumstance for doing something)
    при наго́діpry nahódiwhen the opportunity arises, when an opportunity presents itself
    при пе́ршій наго́діpry péršij nahódiat the first opportunity

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References

  1. ^ Zhelekhivskyy, E. I., editor (1886), “нагоди́ти”, in Малоруско-нїмецкий словар (in German), volumes 1: А – О, Lviv: Shevchenko Society, page 470
  2. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “нагода”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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