щедрый

Russian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic штедръ (štedrŭ), from Proto-Slavic *ščedrъ. Cognate with Polish szczodry and Ancient Greek σκεδάννῡμι (skedánnūmi, I split or scatter).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɕːedrɨj]
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Adjective

ще́дрый (ščédryj) (comparative (по)щедре́е or (по)щедре́й)

  1. generous (willing to give and share unsparingly)
    Synonyms: великоду́шный (velikodúšnyj), бога́тый (bogátyj), оби́льный (obílʹnyj), изоби́льный (izobílʹnyj)

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Derived terms

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), щедрый”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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