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-жды

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Russian

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Etymology

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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

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-жды (-ždy)

  1. times
    1. Used to denote frequency.
      одна́ждыodnáždyonce
      два́ждыdváždytwice
      три́ждыtríždythrice
      четы́реждыčetýreždyfour times
      еди́нождыjedínoždyonce
      мно́гаждыmnógaždymany times
      ещеждыješčeždyone or a few more times
      е́жеждыjéžeždyevery time
    2. multiplied by
      два́жды двачеты́реdváždy dva — četýretwo times two equals four

See also

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