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joy

Source:*radostьProto-Slavic · “joy (*radъ 'glad')”certain

When the final yer fell, the syllable closed and Ukrainian о became і: ра́дість, but genitive ра́дості.

English

joy

Polish

radość
ˈradɔɕtɕ
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BCS script
  • Russian
    ра́достьradostʹ
    ˈradəsʲtʲinherited
  • Ukrainian
    ра́дістьradistʹ
    ˈradʲistʲinherited
  • Polish
    radość
    ˈradɔɕtɕinherited
  • Czech
    radost
    ˈradostinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    radostрадост
    ˈradostinherited
  • English
    joy

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