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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic вражьда (vražĭda), from Proto-Slavic *voržьda.
Pronunciation
Noun
вражда́ • (vraždá) f (relational adjective вражде́бен)
- enmity, hostility, animosity, antagonism
Declension
References
- “вражда”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “вражда”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic вражьда (vražĭda), from Proto-Slavic *voržьda (the Old East Slavic form is found in the poetic Ukrainian ворожда (vorožda)), from *vorgъ + *-ьda. Cognate with Polish wróżda, Czech vražda.
Pronunciation
Noun
вражда́ • (vraždá) f inan (genitive вражды́, uncountable)
- enmity, hostility, animosity, antagonism (hostile or unfriendly disposition)
1913, Максим Горький, “II”, in Детство; English translation from Ronald Wilks, transl., My Childhood, 1966:Дом деда был наполнен горячим туманом взаимной вражды всех со всеми; она отравляла взрослых, и даже дети принимали в ней живое участие.- Dom deda byl napolnen gorjačim tumanom vzaimnoj vraždy vsex so vsemi; ona otravljala vzroslyx, i daže deti prinimali v nej živoje učastije.
- Grandfather’s house was filled with a choking fog of mutual hostility. It poisoned the grown-ups and even infected the children.
Declension
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *voržьda.
Noun
вра̀жда f (Latin spelling vràžda)
- enmity, hostility
- feud, intestine war
- wergeld, blood money
- Synonyms: крва̀рина, крвнѝна
Declension