жаждать

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic жѧждати (žęždati). By surface analysis, жажда (žažda) +‎ -ать (-atʹ). Compare Ukrainian жада́ти (žadáty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʐaʐdətʲ]
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Verb

жа́ждать • (žáždatʹimpf

  1. (also figurative) to thirst (for), to crave (for), to hunger (for)
    Synonym: алка́ть (alkátʹ)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • возжа́ждать pf (vozžáždatʹ)

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