See also: житье and житьѥ

Russian

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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житьё (žitʹjón inan (genitive житья́, uncountable, diminutive житьи́шко)

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

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