завидовать

Russian

Etymology

Derived from за- (za-, behind) +‎ ви́деть (vídetʹ, to see).

Compare typologically Latin invideō (to envy), invidia (whence English envy) (cognate via Proto-Indo-European *weyd-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐˈvʲidəvətʲ]
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Verb

зави́довать • (zavídovatʹimpf (perfective позави́довать)

  1. to envy, to be envious of [with dative ‘someone/something’]

Conjugation

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