живот
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic (compare Old Church Slavonic животъ (životŭ), Russian живот, Czech, Slovak, and Serbo-Croatian život), probably from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂ (compare Lithuanian gyvatà (“life”), Sanskrit जीवित (jīvitá), Avestan gayo (accusative ǰyātum) "life"), Ancient Greek bíotos, Latin vīta, Old Irish bethu, bethad, Welsh bywyd), ultimately from *gʷeih₃w- (“to live”), cf. *gʷih₃wós (“alive”). Related to живея (“to live”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ʒiˈvɔt/
Noun
живот (živót) m (plural животи)
- (countable) life
- (uncountable) vitality, energy
- (countable) lifetime
- (countable) biography
- (uncountable) existence, the world in general
- (countable) a style of life, living
- (countable) cost of living, a person's means of supporting himself, livelihood
- (uncountable) real life, reality
- (uncountable) agreement, harmony
Inflection
Synonyms
- (vitality): жизненост
- (biography): биография
- (existence): съществувание
- (real life): действителност, реалност
- (agreement): сговор
Related terms
Russian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic (compare Old Church Slavonic животъ (životŭ), Bulgarian живот, Czech, Slovak, and Serbo-Croatian život), probably from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂ (compare Lithuanian gyvatà (“life”), Sanskrit जीवित (jīvitá), Avestan gayo (accusative ǰyātum) "life"), Ancient Greek bíotos, Latin vīta, Old Irish bethu, bethad, Welsh bywyd), ultimately from *gʷeih₃w- (“to live”), cf. *gʷih₃wós (“alive”). Related to жить (“to live”).
Pronunciation
Noun
живот (živót) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | живо́т | животы́ |
| genitive | живота́ | живото́в |
| dative | животу́ | живота́м |
| accusative | живо́т | животы́ |
| instrumental | живото́м | живота́ми |
| prepositional | животе́ | живота́х |
Related terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic (compare Old Church Slavonic животъ (životŭ), Bulgarian and Russian живот, Czech, Slovak život), probably from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂ (compare Lithuanian gyvatà (“life”), Sanskrit जीवित (jīvitá), Avestan gayo (accusative ǰyātum) "life"), Ancient Greek bíotos, Latin vīta, Old Irish bethu, bethad, Welsh bywyd), ultimately from *gʷeih₃w- (“to live”), cf. *gʷih₃wós (“alive”). Related to живети (“to live”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ʒǐʋot/
- Hyphenation: жи‧вот
Noun
жѝвот m (Latin spelling žìvot)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | жѝвот | животи |
| genitive | живо̀та | живо́та̄ |
| dative | животу | животима |
| accusative | живот | животе |
| vocative | животе | животи |
| locative | животу | животима |
| instrumental | животом | животима |