See also: жыла

Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *žila.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʒiɫɐ]
  • (file)

Noun edit

жи́ла (žílaf

  1. blood vessel, vein
  2. sinew, tendon

Declension edit

References edit

  • жила”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • жила”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams edit

Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žila.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʒiɫa]
  • Hyphenation: жи‧ла

Noun edit

жила (žilaf (relational adjective жилав, diminutive жиличка or жиличе)

  1. (anatomy) blood vessel, vein
  2. (anatomy) sinew, tendon
  3. (geology) vein, lode
  4. (botany) vein
  5. slingshot, sling, catapult

Declension edit

References edit

  • жила” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Old Church Slavonic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *žila. Cognates include Old Armenian ջիլ (ǰil), Latin filum (thread), Lithuanian gýsla.

Noun edit

жила (žilaf

  1. vein
  2. tendon

Old East Slavic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *žila.

Pronunciation edit

  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈʑilɑ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈʑila/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈʑila/
  • Hyphenation: жи́‧ла

Noun edit

жила (žilaf

  1. vein
  2. tendon

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Belarusian: жы́ла (žýla)
  • Russian: жи́ла (žíla)
  • Ukrainian: жи́ла (žýla)

References edit

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “жила”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎[1] (in Russian), volumes 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 873

Russian edit

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žila.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

жи́ла (žílaf inan (genitive жи́лы, nominative plural жи́лы, genitive plural жил, diminutive жи́лка)

  1. (anatomy) sinew, tendon
  2. (anatomy) vein
    Synonym: ве́на (véna)
  3. (geology) vein
  4. strand
Declension edit
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

жить (žitʹ) +‎ -ла (-la)

Noun edit

жи́ла (žílam anim or f anim (genitive жи́лы, nominative plural жи́лы, genitive plural жил)

  1. (derogatory) miser, niggard, skinflint
    Synonyms: скупец (skupec), жлоб (žlob), сквалыга (skvalyga), жмот (žmot), скупердяй (skuperdjaj), крохобор (kroxobor), скря́га (skrjága)
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Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

жила́ (žilá)

  1. feminine singular past indicative imperfective of жить (žitʹ)

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žila. Doublet of фајл.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʒîla/
  • Hyphenation: жи‧ла

Noun edit

жи̏ла f (Latin spelling žȉla)

  1. vein
  2. tendon

Declension edit

Ukrainian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Slavic *žila.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

жи́ла (žýlaf inan (genitive жи́ли, nominative plural жи́ли, genitive plural жил, diminutive жи́лка)

  1. (anatomy) sinew, tendon
  2. (anatomy) vein
    Synonym: ве́на (véna)
  3. (geology) vein
  4. strand
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

жила́ (žylá)

  1. feminine singular past indicative imperfective of жи́ти (žýty)