żëwi
Kashubian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žȋvъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʒɜ.vi/
- Rhymes: -ɜvi
- Syllabification: żë‧wi
Adjective
żëwi (comparative żëwszi, superlative nôżëwszi)
- (not comparable) living, alive (having life)
- lively (having much energy and vitality)
- kind, merciful
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | virile | non-virile | |||
| animate | inanimate | ||||||
| nominative | żëwi | żëwô | żëwé | żëwi | żëwé | ||
| genitive | żëwégò | żëwi | żëwégò | żëwëch | |||
| dative | żëwémù | żëwi | żëwémù | żëwim | |||
| accusative | żëwégò | żëwi | żëwą | żëwé | żëwëch | żëwé | |
| instrumental | żëwim | żëwą | żëwim | żëwima | |||
| locative | żëwim | żëwi | żëwim | żëwëch | |||
Further reading
- Sychta, Bernard (1973) “žëvi”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 6 (U – Ž), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 301
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “żywy”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]