žywy
See also: żywy
Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
- żywy (obsolete)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *živъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gīˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʒɨwɨ/
Adjective
žywy (adverb žywje)
- alive, living
- used with byś (“to be”) to mean ‘to live’
- Wón jo žywy pó póžycku.
- He’s living in debt.
- My smy žywe na jsy.
- We live in the country.
Declension
Declension of žywy
| Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Neuter singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | žywy | žywa | žywe | žywej | žywe |
| Genitive | žywego | žyweje | žywego | žyweju | žywych |
| Dative | žywemu | žywej | žywemu | žywyma | žywym |
| Accusative | žywy žywego (animate) |
žywu | žywe | žywej žyweju (animate) |
žywe žywych (optional animate form) |
| Instrumental | žywym | žyweju | žywym | žywyma | žywymi |
| Locative | žywem | žywej | žywem | žywyma | žywych |
Derived terms
- nježywy (“lifeless”)
- žywe slobro n (“mercury, quicksilver”)
- žywosć f (“liveliness”)
- žywot m (“belly, womb”)
- žywy płot n (“hedge; wolfberry plant”)
Related terms
- žywiś impf (“to feed, nourish”)
- žywjenje n (“life”)
See also
- labowaś impf (“to live”) (colloquial)
References
- žywy in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
- žywy in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
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