zazdrość

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Polish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈza.zdrɔɕt͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -azdrɔɕt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: za‧zdrość

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish zazrość, zazroć, from zaźrzeć (modern zajrzeć). For the epenthetic /d/, compare zdrój or zdrada.

Noun

zazdrość f (diminutive zazdrostka)

  1. envy (resentful desire of something possessed by another)
    Synonym: zawiść
  2. jealousy (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity))
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zazdrość

  1. second-person singular imperative of zazdrościć

Further reading

  • zazdrość in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • zazdrość in Polish dictionaries at PWN