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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žędьnъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

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

  1. avid, eager, zealous (in East, West Slavic)
    Synonym: *gorьlivъ
  2. thirsty (in South Slavic)
    Synonym: *sъpraglъ
  3. (by extension) greedy, covetous
    Synonyms: *olčьnъ, *хъtivъ

Declension

Derived terms

  • *krъvožędьnъ (bloodthirsty)
  • *žędьněti (to long, to thirst for) (substance noun)
  • *žędьnina, *žędьnostь (eagerness, thirstiness)
  • *žędь, *žędostь (thirst, eagerness)
  • *žę̃ďa (thirst)
  • *žędenъ (desired, craved)
  • *žędьlivъ (greedy)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: жадьнъ (žadĭnŭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: жѩдьнъ (žjędĭnŭ)
    • Bulgarian: же́ден (žéden), жу́ден (žúden) (dialectal, obsolescent)
    • Macedonian: жеден (žeden)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: же́дан
      Latin: žédan
    • Slovene: žẹ́dən (tonal orthography) (dialectal)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жадный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Snoj, Marko (2016) “žejen”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
  • godus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
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