Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žędьnъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Blend of *žędati (“to wish, desire”) + *-ьnъ and *žędь (“crave”) + *-ьnъ. Parallel to Proto-Slavic *žęďьnъ (< *žęďa + *-ьnъ) whence standard Slovene žẹ́jən (tonal orthography).
Further related to Lithuanian godùs (“greedy, covetous”).
For sense 4 and sense 5, see Old Czech žádný.
Adjective
*žędьnъ
- avid, eager, zealous
- Synonym: *gorьlivъ
- (South Slavic) thirsty
- Synonym: *sъpraglъ
- (by extension) greedy, covetous
- Synonyms: *olčьnъ, *хъtivъ
- (West Slavic) wanted, expected, desired
- Synonym: *xotěnъ
- (West Slavic, by ellipsis, possibly) no, none
- Synonym: *nijakъ
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žędьnъ | *žędьna | *žędьno |
| genitive | *žędьna | *žędьny | *žędьna |
| dative | *žędьnu | *žędьně | *žędьnu |
| accusative | *žędьnъ | *žędьnǫ | *žędьno |
| instrumental | *žędьnomь | *žędьnojǫ | *žędьnomь |
| locative | *žędьně | *žędьně | *žędьně |
| vocative | *žędьne | *žędьno | *žędьno |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *žędьna | *žędьně | *žędьně |
| genitive | *žędьnu | *žędьnu | *žędьnu |
| dative | *žędьnoma | *žędьnama | *žędьnoma |
| accusative | *žędьna | *žędьně | *žędьně |
| instrumental | *žędьnoma | *žędьnama | *žędьnoma |
| locative | *žędьnu | *žędьnu | *žędьnu |
| vocative | *žędьna | *žędьně | *žędьně |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *žędьni | *žędьny | *žędьna |
| genitive | *žędьnъ | *žędьnъ | *žędьnъ |
| dative | *žędьnomъ | *žędьnamъ | *žędьnomъ |
| accusative | *žędьny | *žędьny | *žędьna |
| instrumental | *žędьny | *žędьnami | *žędьny |
| locative | *žędьněxъ | *žędьnaxъ | *žędьněxъ |
| vocative | *žędьni | *žędьny | *žędьna |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žędьnъjь | *žędьnaja | *žędьnoje |
| genitive | *žędьnajego | *žędьnyję̇ | *žędьnajego |
| dative | *žędьnujemu | *žędьněji | *žędьnujemu |
| accusative | *žędьnъjь | *žędьnǫjǫ | *žędьnoje |
| instrumental | *žędьnyjimь | *žędьnǫjǫ | *žędьnyjimь |
| locative | *žędьnějemь | *žędьněji | *žędьnějemь |
| vocative | *žędьnъjь | *žędьnaja | *žędьnoje |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *žędьnaja | *žędьněji | *žędьněji |
| genitive | *žędьnuju | *žędьnuju | *žędьnuju |
| dative | *žędьnyjima | *žędьnyjima | *žędьnyjima |
| accusative | *žędьnaja | *žędьněji | *žędьněji |
| instrumental | *žędьnyjima | *žędьnyjima | *žędьnyjima |
| locative | *žędьnuju | *žędьnuju | *žędьnuju |
| vocative | *žędьnaja | *žędьněji | *žędьněji |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *žędьniji | *žędьnyję̇ | *žędьnaja |
| genitive | *žędьnъjixъ | *žędьnъjixъ | *žędьnъjixъ |
| dative | *žędьnyjimъ | *žędьnyjimъ | *žędьnyjimъ |
| accusative | *žędьnyję̇ | *žędьnyję̇ | *žędьnaja |
| instrumental | *žędьnyjimi | *žędьnyjimi | *žędьnyjimi |
| locative | *žędьnyjixъ | *žędьnyjixъ | *žędьnyjixъ |
| vocative | *žędьniji | *žędьnyję̇ | *žędьnaja |
Derived terms
- *krъvožędьnъ (“bloodthirsty”)
- *žędьněti (“to long, to thirst for”) (substance noun)
- *žędьnina, *žędьnostь (“eagerness, thirstiness”)
Related terms
- *žędь, *žędostь (“thirst, eagerness”)
- *žę̃ďa (“thirst”)
- *žędenъ (“desired, craved”)
- *žędьlivъ (“greedy”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жадный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Snoj, Marko (2016) “žejen”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
- “godus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012