Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *žilavъ. Morphologically equivalent to жи́ла (žíla, sinew) +‎ -ав (-av).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʒiɫɐf]
  • (file)

Adjective edit

жи́лав (žílav)

  1. (literally) sinewy
  2. (figurative) resilient, tough, resistant

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

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

Macedonian edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

жилав (žilav) (comparative пожилав, superlative најжилав, abstract noun жилавост)

  1. tough, sinewy
  2. (figurative) resilient, tough, resistant
  3. (figurative) tenacious, persistent, persevering

Declension edit

Serbo-Croatian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʒîlaʋ/
  • Hyphenation: жи‧лав

Adjective edit

жи̏лав (definite жи̏лавӣ, comparative жилавији, Latin spelling žȉlav)

  1. sinewy
  2. (figuratively) tough, resistant

Declension edit