żywić
Polish
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Slavic *živiti. By surface analysis, żywy + -ić. Compare goić.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈʐɘ.vit͡ɕ/
Audio 1; “żywić”: (file) Audio 2; “żywić się”: (file) - Rhymes: -ɘvit͡ɕ
- Syllabification: ży‧wić
Verb
editżywić impf
- (transitive) to feed (to give food to eat)
- (transitive) to harbor
- żywić nadzieję ― to harbor the hope
- żywić podejrzenia ― to harbor suspicions
- (reflexive with się) to feed on
- Pająki żywią się komarami i muchami. ― Spiders feed on gnats and flies.
Conjugation
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- pl:Food and drink