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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic голодъ (golodŭ), from Proto-Slavic *goldъ.
Cognate with Sanskrit गृध्र (gṛ́dhra, “desiring greedily”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
го́лод • (gólod) m inan (genitive го́лода, uncountable, relational adjective голо́дный)
- hunger
- famine
- starvation
- dearth, shortage
Declension
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singular
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| nominative
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го́лод
gólod
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| genitive
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го́лода
góloda
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| dative
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го́лоду
gólodu
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| accusative
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го́лод
gólod
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| instrumental
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го́лодом
gólodom
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| prepositional
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го́лоде
gólode
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Derived terms
References
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “голод”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic голодъ (golodŭ), from Proto-Slavic *goldъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
го́лод • (hólod) m inan (genitive го́лоду, uncountable)
- hunger
Declension
Declension of го́лод (inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)
Derived terms
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