жребий

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Russian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic жрѣбии (žrěbii), from Proto-Slavic *žerbьjь. Doublet of же́ребей (žérebej), the inherited East Slavic form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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жре́бий (žrébijm inan (genitive жре́бия, nominative plural жре́бии, genitive plural жре́биев)

  1. lot
  2. fate, destiny

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Kazakh: жеребе (jerebe)
  • Southern Yukaghir: дьэрэбэ (dʹerebe)

References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жребий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress