-жды

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic -жды (-ždy), from Old Church Slavonic шьды (šĭdy), from Proto-Slavic *šьdъ. Compare with Russian шедший (šedšij) and шедши (šedši), forms of идти (idti).

Suffix

-жды • (-ždy)

  1. times
    1. Used to denote frequency.
      одна́жды ― odnáždy ― once
      два́жды ― dváždy ― twice
      три́жды ― tríždy ― thrice
      четы́режды ― četýreždy ― four times
      еди́ножды ― jedínoždy ― once
      мно́гажды ― mnógaždy ― many times
      ещежды ― ješčeždy ― one or a few more times
      е́жежды ― jéžeždy ― every time
    3. multiplied by
      два́жды два — четы́ре ― dváždy dva — četýre ― two times two equals four

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