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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”).
Adjective
*žędьnъ
Declension
Indefinite declension of *žędьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *žędьnъ | *žędьna | *žędьno |
| Accusative | *žędьnъ | *žędьnǫ | *žędьno |
| Genitive | *žędьna | *žędьny | *žędьna |
| Locative | *žędьně | *žędьně | *žędьně |
| Dative | *žędьnu | *žędьně | *žędьnu |
| Instrumental | *žędьnomь | *žędьnojǫ | *žędьnomь |
| Vocative | *žędьne | *žędьno | *žędьno |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *žędьna | *žędьně | *žędьně |
| Accusative | *žędьna | *žędьně | *žędьně |
| Genitive | *žędьnu | *žędьnu | *žędьnu |
| Locative | *žędьnu | *žędьnu | *žędьnu |
| Dative | *žędьnoma | *žędьnama | *žędьnoma |
| Instrumental | *žędьnoma | *žędьnama | *žędьnoma |
| Vocative | *žędьna | *žędьně | *žędьně |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *žędьni | *žędьny | *žędьna |
| Accusative | *žędьny | *žędьny | *žędьna |
| Genitive | *žędьnъ | *žędьnъ | *žędьnъ |
| Locative | *žędьněxъ | *žędьnaxъ | *žędьněxъ |
| Dative | *žędьnomъ | *žędьnamъ | *žędьnomъ |
| Instrumental | *žędьny | *žędьnami | *žędьny |
| Vocative | *žędьni | *žędьny | *žędьna |
Definite declension of *žędьnъ (hard)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *žędьnъjь | *žędьnaja | *žędьnoje |
| Accusative | *žędьnъjь | *žędьnǫjǫ | *žędьnoje |
| Genitive | *žędьnajego | *žędьnyję | *žędьnajego |
| Locative | *žędьnějemь | *žędьněji | *žędьnějemь |
| Dative | *žędьnujemu | *žędьněji | *žędьnujemu |
| Instrumental | *žędьnyjimi | *žędьnǫjǫ | *žędьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *žędьnъjь | *žędьnaja | *žędьnoje |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *žędьnaja | *žędьněji | *žędьněji |
| Accusative | *žędьnaja | *žędьněji | *žędьněji |
| Genitive | *žędьnuju | *žędьnuju | *žędьnuju |
| Locative | *žędьnuju | *žędьnuju | *žędьnuju |
| Dative | *žędьnyjima | *žędьnyjima | *žędьnyjima |
| Instrumental | *žędьnyjima | *žędьnyjima | *žędьnyjima |
| Vocative | *žędьnaja | *žędьněji | *žędьněji |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *žędьniji | *žędьnyję | *žędьnaja |
| Accusative | *žędьnyję | *žędьnyję | *žędьnaja |
| Genitive | *žędьnъjixъ | *žędьnъjixъ | *žędьnъjixъ |
| Locative | *žędьnyjixъ | *žędьnyjixъ | *žędьnyjixъ |
| Dative | *žędьnyjimъ | *žędьnyjimъ | *žędьnyjimъ |
| Instrumental | *žędьnyjimi | *žędьnyjimi | *žędьnyjimi |
| Vocative | *žędьniji | *žędьnyję | *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:
- Polish: żądny
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “жадный”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Snoj, Marko (2016), “žejen”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si
- “godus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
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