жадный

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic жадьнъ (žadĭnŭ), from Proto-Slavic *žędьnъ (avid, greedy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʐadnɨj]
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Adjective

жа́дный • (žádnyj) (comparative (по)жадне́е or (по)жадне́й, adverb жа́дно, abstract noun жа́дность)

  1. greedy
  2. avaricious, covetous [with на (na, + accusative) or до (do, + genitive) or к (k, + dative) ‘of/for something’]
  3. selfish

Declension

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Close related:

  • жа́дина m anim or f anim (žádina), жадю́га m anim or f anim (žadjúga)

Other:

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жадный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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