Bulgarian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *živъ. Compare Sanskrit जीव (jīva).

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  • IPA(key): [ʒif]
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жив (živ) (adverb жи́во)

  1. alive, living
  2. lively
  3. brisk, quick
  4. vivid
  5. real

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жив (živm (feminine жи́ва)

  1. living person

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *živъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós.

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жив (živ) (comparative пожив, superlative најжив, abstract noun живот)

  1. alive
  2. vivacious, lively
  3. An intensifier, comparable to English "a true (X)" or "such an (X)".

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Russian

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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жив (živ)

  1. short masculine singular of живо́й (živój)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

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жив (živ)

  1. short past adverbial imperfective participle of жить (žitʹ)

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *živъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gīˀwás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (alive).

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жи̑в (Latin spelling žȋv, definite жи̑вӣ, comparative жи̏вљӣ)

  1. live, alive

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Ukrainian

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Verb

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жив (žyv)

  1. masculine singular past imperfective of жи́ти (žýty)