жаль
Appearance
Old Church Slavonic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žalь. Cognates include Old Norse kvelja, Old English cwellan, Old High German quellan, Old Armenian կեղ (keł, “sore, ulcer”).
Noun
[edit]жаль • (žalĭ) f
Declension
[edit]Declension of жаль (i-stem)
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | жаль žalĭ |
жали žali |
жали žali |
genitive | жали žali |
жалью, жалию žalĭju, žaliju |
жальи, жалии žalĭi, žalii |
dative | жали žali |
жальма žalĭma |
жальмъ žalĭmŭ |
accusative | жаль žalĭ |
жали žali |
жали žali |
instrumental | жальѭ, жалиѭ žalĭjǫ, žalijǫ |
жальма žalĭma |
жальми žalĭmi |
locative | жали žali |
жалью, жалию žalĭju, žaliju |
жальхъ žalĭxŭ |
vocative | жали žali |
жали žali |
жальѥ, жалиѥ žalĭje, žalije |
Russian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žalь.
Predicative
[edit]жаль • (žalʹ) (invariable, impersonal form)
- it's a pity
- one pities, one is sorry [with dative ‘someone who pities or is sorry’, along with acc ‘someone/something pitied’ or infinitive ‘to do something’]
- Ему́ жаль её. ― Jemú žalʹ jejó. ― He pities her.
- Мне жаль смотре́ть на неё. ― Mne žalʹ smotrétʹ na nejó. ― It grieves me to look at her.
- Ему́ жаль куска́ хле́ба. ― Jemú žalʹ kuská xléba. ― He begrudges a crust of bread.
- о́чень жаль. ― óčenʹ žalʹ. ― more's the pity.
- как жаль! ― kak žalʹ! ― what a pity!
Descendants
[edit]- → Bashkir: йәл (yəl, “it's a pity”)
- → Finnish: sääli (“pity, mercy”)
- → Ingrian: žaali (“a pity”)
- → Tatar: жәл (jäl, “it's a pity”)
- → Votic: žaali (“a pity”)
Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]жаль • (žalʹ)
- second-person singular imperative imperfective of жа́лить (žálitʹ, “bite, sting”)
Ukrainian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žalь.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]жаль • (žalʹ) m inan (genitive жа́лю or жалю́, nominative plural жалі́, genitive plural жалі́в)
- regret, grief, sorrow (emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different)
- pity
Declension
[edit]Declension of жаль (inan soft masc-form accent-c/b)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | жаль žalʹ |
жалі́ žalí |
genitive | жа́лю, жалю́ žálju, žaljú |
жалі́в žalív |
dative | жа́леві, жа́лю, жале́ві, жалю́ žálevi, žálju, žalévi, žaljú |
жаля́м žaljám |
accusative | жаль žalʹ |
жалі́ žalí |
instrumental | жа́лем, жале́м žálem, žalém |
жаля́ми žaljámy |
locative | жа́лю, жа́лі, жалю́, жалі́ žálju, žáli, žaljú, žalí |
жаля́х žaljáx |
vocative | жа́лю žálju |
жалі́ žalí |
Derived terms
[edit]- жалюгі́дний (žaljuhídnyj)
- на жа́ль (na žálʹ)
Predicative
[edit]жаль • (žalʹ)
- (it is) a pity
- (with the subject in the dative case) (one) feels sorry (for), pities
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “жаль”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2013), “жаль”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (д – жучо́к), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “жаль”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “жаль”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “жаль”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “жаль”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “жаль”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)
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- Old Church Slavonic feminine i-stem nouns
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