живот

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BulgarianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *životъ (compare Old Church Slavonic животъ ‎(životŭ), Russian живо́т ‎(živót), 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”), compare *gʷih₃wós ‎(“alive”). Related to живея ‎(živeja, “to live”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ʒiˈvɔt/

NounEdit

живот • ‎(živót) m

1. (countable) life
2. (uncountable) vitality, energy
3. (countable) lifetime
4. (countable) biography
5. (uncountable) existence, the world in general
6. (countable) a style of life, living
7. (countable) cost of living, a person's means of supporting himself, livelihood
8. (uncountable) real life, reality
9. (uncountable) agreement, harmony

InflectionEdit

Inflection of живот

	singular	plural
indefinite	живот	животи
definite (subject form)	животът	животите
definite (object form)	живота
count form	—	живота
vocative form	животе	животи

SynonymsEdit

• (vitality): жизненост
• (biography): биография
• (existence): съществувание
• (real life): действителност, реалност
• (agreement): сговор

Related termsEdit

• живея ‎(živeja)
• жив ‎(živ)

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MacedonianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *životъ.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒivɔt/

NounEdit

живот • ‎(život) m

1. life

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RussianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *životъ (compare Old Church Slavonic животъ ‎(životŭ), Bulgarian живот ‎(život), 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”), compare *gʷih₃wós ‎(“alive”). Related to жить ‎(žitʹ, “to live”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ʐɨˈvot]

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NounEdit

живо́т • ‎(živót) m inan ‎(genitive живота́, nominative plural животы́, genitive plural живото́в)

1. belly, stomach
2. (archaic) life

DeclensionEdit

Declension of живо́т (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	живо́т živót	животы́ životý
genitive	живота́ životá	живото́в životóv
dative	животу́ životú	живота́м životám
accusative	живо́т živót	животы́ životý
instrumental	живото́м životóm	живота́ми životámi
prepositional	животе́ životé	живота́х životáx

SynonymsEdit

• (belly) брю́хо ‎(brjúxo), пу́зо ‎(púzo)
• (life) жизнь ‎(žiznʹ), житьё ‎(žitʹjó), житие́ ‎(žitijé)

Related termsEdit

• живо́тное ‎(živótnoje)
• живо́тный ‎(živótnyj)
• жить ‎(žitʹ)
• живо́й ‎(živój)

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *životъ (compare Old Church Slavonic животъ ‎(životŭ), Bulgarian and Russian живот ‎(život), 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”), compare *gʷih₃wós ‎(“alive”). Related to живети ‎(“to live”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ʒǐʋot/
• Hyphenation: жи‧вот

NounEdit

жѝвот m ‎(Latin spelling žìvot)

1. life

DeclensionEdit

Declension of живот

	singular	plural
nominative	жѝвот	животи
genitive	живо̀та	живо́та̄
dative	животу	животима
accusative	живот	животе
vocative	животе	животи
locative	животу	животима
instrumental	животом	животима

Related termsEdit

• живети
• жив