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)

(colloquial) life
(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)

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