жадный

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic жадьнъ (žadĭnŭ), from Proto-Slavic *žędьnъ (avid, greedy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʐadnɨj]
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Adjective

жа́дный (žádnyj) (comparative (по)жадне́е or (по)жадне́й)

  1. greedy
  2. avaricious, covetous (на (na) + accusative or до (do) + genitive or к (k) + dative)
  3. selfish

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