Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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Particle

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жити (žiti)

  1. Particle used in implorations.
  2. Depreciative particle.
    Жити одговорот!
    What an answer! (i.e. an inadequate answer)

Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *žiti.

Verb

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жити (žitiimpf

  1. to live
    • Ретъко, editor (1025±50?), “жити”, in Codex Suprasliensis[1] (in Old Church Slavonic), page (leaf) 126.5, line 21:
      Приведенъ о̑убо бꙑстъ свѧтꙑи҆ иринеи къ кнѧзоу провоу · и҅ въпрошенъ бꙑвъ а҅ще хощетъ пожръти богомъ · о҅тъвѣща блаженꙑи҆ и҅ринеи глагол҄ѧ: нъ и҅ жити же съ вами не хощѫ ·
      Privedenŭ ȏubo bystŭ svętyi҆ irinei kŭ knęzu provu · i҅ vŭprošenŭ byvŭ a҅šte xoštetŭ požrŭti bogomŭ · o҅tŭvěšta blaženyi҆ i҅rinei glagolʹę: nŭ i҅ žiti že sŭ vami ne xoštǫ ·
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Further reading

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ukrainian жити (žiti), from Proto-Slavic *žìti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gīˀwetei, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti.

Cognate to Lithuanian gyventi, Sanskrit जीवति (jīvati), Latin vīvō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʒɪte]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪte
  • Hyphenation: жи‧ти

Verb

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жи́ти (žýtyimpf

  1. to live

Conjugation

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