жребий

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic жрѣбии (žrěbii), from Proto-Slavic *žerbьjь. Doublet of же́ребей (žérebej), the inherited East Slavic form.

Pronunciation

Noun

жре́бий (žrébijm inan (genitive жре́бия, nominative plural жре́бии, genitive plural жре́биев)

  1. lot
  2. fate, destiny

Declension

Descendants

  • Kazakh: жеребе (jerebe)
  • Southern Yukaghir: дьэрэбэ (dʹerebe)

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