See also: žic

Pannonian Rusyn

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Slovak žiť, from Proto-Slavic *žiti. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn жы́ти (žŷ́ty) and Slovak žiť.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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жиц (žicimpf

  1. (intransitive) to live (to be alive)
    най жиє!naj žije!long live!
  2. (intransitive) to live, to inhabit
    дзе ти жиєш?dze ti žiješ?where do you live?
  3. (intransitive) to live (to make a living doing something; to provide for oneself; to subsist)
    жиц з дня на дзеньžic z dnja na dzenʹto live hand-to-mouth (literally, “to live from day to day”)

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