жима

Chechen

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *džˁVmeᶰ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʒima/

Adjective

жима • (žima)

  1. small, little
  2. young

See also

Old Novgorodian

Etymology

Old Pskovian s–sh and z–zh merger ‒ “shokanye” («шоканье») or lisping.[1]

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: жи‧ма

Noun

жима • (źimaf

  1. Old Pskovian form of ꙁима (zima, winter)

References

  1. ^ Zaliznyak, Andrey (2004) “§ 2.14”, in Древненовгородский диалект [Old Novgorod dialect]‎[1] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: LRC Publishing House, →ISBN, page 52

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak zima, from Proto-Slavic *zima. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn зи́ма (zýma) and Slovak zima. Compare Old Pskovian жима (źima).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʒima]
  • Rhymes: -ima
  • Hyphenation: жи‧ма

Noun

жима (žimaf (diminutive жимочка, related adjective жимски or жимушнї)

  1. winter
  2. the cold, coldness
  3. chills, fever
    биє го жимаbije ho žimahe has a fever (literally, “the cold is hitting him”)
  4. oral sore
  5. anxiety, shivers, goosebumps

Declension

Declension of жима
singular plural
nominative жима (žima) жими (žimi)
genitive жими (žimi) жимох (žimox)
dative жими (žimi) жимом (žimom)
accusative жиму (žimu) жими (žimi)
instrumental жиму (žimu) жимами (žimami)
locative жими (žimi) жимох (žimox)
vocative жимо (žimo) жими (žimi)

Derived terms

adjectives
adverbs
nouns
  • жимнїца f (žimnjica)
  • жимовнїк m inan (žimovnjik)
verbs
  • жимнїц impf (žimnjic)
  • жимовац impf (žimovac)

See also

References