відчай

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *otъčajati sę (to lose hope), from *čajati. Compare Russian отча́яние (otčájanije), Belarusian адча́й (adčáj).

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Noun

ві́дчай (vídčajm inan (genitive ві́дчаю, uncountable)

  1. despair, desperation, despondency
    Synonyms: ро́зпач m (rózpač), розпу́ка f (rozpúka), безнаді́я f (beznadíja), безнаді́йність f (beznadíjnistʹ)
    впада́ти у ві́дчайvpadáty u vídčajto fall into despair

Declension

Declension of ві́дчай
(inan sg-only j-stem masc-form accent-a)
singular
nominative ві́дчай
vídčaj
genitive ві́дчаю
vídčaju
dative ві́дчаю, ві́дчаєві
vídčaju, vídčajevi
accusative ві́дчай
vídčaj
instrumental ві́дчаєм
vídčajem
locative ві́дчаю, ві́дчаї
vídčaju, vídčaji
vocative ві́дчаю
vídčaju

References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “відчай”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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