Russian
Etymology
жить (žitʹ) + -ле́ц (-léc)
Pronunciation
Noun
жиле́ц • (žiléc) m anim (genitive жильца́, nominative plural жильцы́, genitive plural жильцо́в, feminine жили́ца)
- lodger, tenant, roomer; inmate
Он не жиле́ц на бе́лом све́те.- On ne žiléc na bélom svéte.
- He is not long for this world.
- (literally, “He isn't a lodger of this world.”)
Declension
Declension of жиле́ц (anim masc-form ц-stem accent-b reduc)