Macedonian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʒivit͡sa]
  • Hyphenation: жи‧ви‧ца

Noun edit

живица (živicaf (plural живици)

  1. topsoil, fertile soil (loose, fertile soil layer, rich in humus and minerals)

Declension edit

References edit

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

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *živica, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷh₃i-u- (to live). Cognate with Old Armenian կիւ (kiw).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

живи́ца (živícaf inan (genitive живи́цы, nominative plural живи́цы, genitive plural живи́ц)

  1. sap, galipot
  2. sapwood

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Descendants edit

  • Yiddish: זשיוועצע (zhivetse)

Serbo-Croatian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʒǐʋit͡sa/
  • Hyphenation: жи‧ви‧ца

Noun edit

жѝвица f (Latin spelling žìvica)

  1. hedge

Declension edit