азарт

Borrowed from French hazard.

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈzart]

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аза́рт • (azárt) m inan (genitive аза́рта, nominative plural аза́рты, genitive plural аза́ртов, related adjective аза́ртный)

1. excitement, fervour, passion

From French hasard through Russian аза́рт (azárt). Doublet of газа́рд (hazárd).

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈzart]

аза́рт • (azárt) m inan (genitive аза́рту, uncountable, related adjective аза́ртний)

1. A sense of excitement received from participating in gambling.
2. (by extension) passion, fervour.

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “азарт”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “азарт”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “азарт”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)