житьё

See also: житье and житьѥ

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žitьje, from Proto-Slavic *žiti (“to live”). Doublet of житие́ (žitijé), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʐɨˈtʲjɵ]

Noun

житьё • (žitʹjó) n inan (genitive житья́, uncountable, diminutive житьи́шко)

1. (colloquial) life
2. (colloquial) existence

Declension

Declension of житьё (inan sg-only neut-form vowel-stem accent-b) 

	singular
nominative	житьё žitʹjó
genitive	житья́ žitʹjá
dative	житью́ žitʹjú
accusative	житьё žitʹjó
instrumental	житьём žitʹjóm
prepositional	житье́ žitʹjé

Synonyms

• жизнь (žiznʹ) (common term)
• житие́ (žitijé) (philosophical, ecclesiastic)

Derived terms

• житьё-бытьё (žitʹjó-bytʹjó)