-жды

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic -жды (-ždy), from Old Church Slavonic шьды (šĭdy), from Proto-Slavic *šьdъ. Compare with Russian шедший (šedšij) and шедши (šedši), forms of идти (idti).

Suffix

-жды • (-ždy)

  1. times
    1. Used to denote frequency.
      одна́жды ― odnáždy ― once
      два́жды ― dváždy ― twice
      три́жды ― tríždy ― thrice
      четы́режды ― četýreždy ― four times
      еди́ножды ― jedínoždy ― once
      мно́гажды ― mnógaždy ― many times
      ещежды ― ješčeždy ― one or a few more times
      е́жежды ― jéžeždy ― every time
    2. multiplied by
      два́жды два — четы́ре ― dváždy dva — četýre ― two times two equals four

See also
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.