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жить

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Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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FromProto-Indo-European*gʷih₃tis,from*gʷeyh₃-(to live).Cognate withAvestan𐬘𐬍𐬙𐬌(jīti,life).

Compareжити(žiti,to live).

Noun

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жить(žitĭ)f

  1. life

Declension

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Russian

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Etymology

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InheritedfromProto-Slavic*žiti(compareBelarusianжыць(žycʹ),Ukrainianжи́ти(žýty),Old Church Slavonicжити(žiti)), fromProto-Indo-European*gʷeih₃w-(to live).Cognate toLithuaniangyventi,Sanskritजीवति(jīvati,lives),Latinvīvō,andEnglishquick.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key):[ʐɨtʲ]
  • Rhymes:-ɨtʲ

Verb

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жить(žitʹ)impf(perfectiveпрожи́ть)

  1. tolive
    житьна широ́кую но́гуžitʹna širókuju nóguto live in a grand style
  2. toreside

Usage notes

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Note the stress in the past negative:

Conjugation

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