заздрити

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian заздрити, зазрѣти (zazdriti, zazrěti), from Old East Slavic зазьрѣти (zazĭrěti, to judge, to envy, to be tempted), from Proto-Slavic *zazьrěti. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic зазьрѣти (zazĭrěti), Polish zazdrościć. By surface analysis, за- (za-) +‎ здрі́ти (zdríty).

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Verb

за́здрити (zázdrytyimpf (perfective поза́здрити) (+ dative or на (na) + accusative)

  1. to envy
    Synonym: зави́дувати (zavýduvaty)

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