здравствуй

Russian

Russian phrasebook

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Alternative forms

здра́вствуйте (zdrávstvujte) (plural or formal form)

Etymology 1

From imperative form of здравствовать (zdravstvovatʹ, “to be well, to prosper”), from adjective здравый (zdravyj) borrowed from Old Church Slavonic съдравъ (sŭdravŭ), from Proto-Slavic *sъdorvъ of unclear origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈzdrastvʊj] (phonetic respelling: здра́ствуй)
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Interjection

здра́вствуй • (zdrávstvuj)

(informal) hello
Synonyms: (formal) здра́вствуйте (zdrávstvujte); (informal, casual) приве́т (privét); (informal, casual) здоро́во (zdoróvo)

Descendants

Russenorsk: trasvi, drasvi, strasvi, strasvui
→ Ingrian: draastui

Verb

здра́вствуй • (zdrávstvuj)

second-person singular imperfective imperative of здра́вствовать (zdrávstvovatʹ)

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