жда

Bulgarian

Etymology

Convergence of ща да (šta da, to will, to seek to) (< Old Church Slavonic хътѣти (xŭtěti)< Proto-Slavic *xъtěti) and dialectal жъда́ (žǎdá, to await) (< Old Church Slavonic жьдати (žĭdati)< Proto-Slavic *žьdati).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʒdɤ]
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Particle

жда • (žda)

  1. (nonstandard, dialectal) used to form (periphrastic) future and future perfect tense

Alternative forms

  • жа (ža), жи (ži) colloquial, dialectal

References

Verb

жда • (žda) first-singular present indicative, impf

  1. (dialectal, transitive) Alternative form of жъда́ (žǎdá): to expect, to look forward to

Conjugation

  • жъ́дя (žǎ́dja), жъде́я (žǎdéja, to await, to anticipate) (dated)

References

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жда¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 527
  • жьдати in Исторически речник на Българския език, Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky"
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