zazdrość

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzaz.drɔɕt͡ɕ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -azdrɔɕt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: zaz‧drość

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish zazrość, zazroć, from zaźrzeć (modern zajrzeć). For the epenthetic /d/, compare zdrój or zdrada.

Noun

zazdrość f (diminutive zazdrostka)

  1. envy (resentful desire of something possessed by another) [+ o (accusative) = what one is envious of]
    Synonym: zawiść
  2. jealousy (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)) [+ o (accusative) = who one is jealous of]
Declension
Declension of zazdrość
singular
nominative zazdrość
genitive zazdrości
dative zazdrości
accusative zazdrość
instrumental zazdrością
locative zazdrości
vocative zazdrości
Derived terms
adjective
verbs
adverb
nouns
verbs

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zazdrość

  1. second-person singular imperative of zazdrościć

Further reading
  • zazdrość in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • zazdrość in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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