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"Envy" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Jun 13, 2023 (see all)
за́висть
[ zá-veest' ]
Noun , feminine
envy

Morphemic analysis

зависть
root: зависть

Etymology

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Examples of "Envy" in Russian

  • В его́ то́не сквози́ла неприкры́тая за́висть, сме́шанная с сарка́змом.

    v ye-vó tó-nye skva-zée-la nee-pree-krý-ta-ya zá-veest', smyé-sha-na-ya s sar-káz-mam

    There was undisguised envy mixed with sarcasm in his tone.

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  • Она́ всегда́ зави́довала бе́лой за́вистью лю́дям, уме́ющим сочиня́ть му́зыку.

    a-ná fseeg-dá za-vée-da-va-la byé-laî zá-veest'-yu lyú-dyam, u-myé-yu-scheem sa-chee-nyát' mú-zy-ku

    She always envied with white envy people who can compose music.

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Declension of the word зависть

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. за́висть за́висти
Genitive Gen. за́висти за́вистей
Dative Dat. за́висти за́вистям
Accusative Acc. за́висть за́висти
Instrumental Inst. за́вистью за́вистями
Prepositional Prep. за́висти за́вистях

Same stem words

to envy, to be envious / jealous

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