жив

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *živъ. Compare Sanskrit जीव (jīva).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʒif]

Adjective

жив (živ) (adverb жи́во)

  1. alive, living
  2. lively
  3. brisk, quick
  4. vivid
  5. real

Declension

Derived terms

Noun

жив (živ) m (feminine жи́ва)

  1. living person

Declension

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *živъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʒif]

Adjective

жив (živ) (comparative пожив, superlative најжив, abstract noun живот)

  1. alive
  2. vivacious, lively
  3. An intensifier, comparable to English "a true (X)" or "such an (X)".

Declension

Antonyms

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐɨf]
  • Rhymes: -ɨf

Adjective

жив (živ)

  1. short masculine singular of живо́й (živój)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

жив (živ)

  1. short past adverbial imperfective participle of жить (žitʹ)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *živъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gīˀwás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (alive).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒîːʋ/

Adjective

жи̑в (definite жи̑вӣ, comparative жи̏вљӣ, Latin spelling žȋv)

  1. live, alive

Declension

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʒɪu̯]

Verb

жив (žyv)

  1. masculine singular past imperfective of жи́ти (žýty)
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