жир

See also: zir, žir, зір, and zǐr

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žirъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʒir]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

жир • (žirm (plural жирови)

  1. acorn
    Synonym: желад (želad)

Declension

Declension of жир
singular plural
indefinite жир (žir) жирови (žirovi)
definite unspecified жирот (žirot) жировите (žirovite)
definite proximal жиров (žirov) жировиве (žirovive)
definite distal жирон (žiron) жировине (žirovine)
vocative жиру (žiru) жирови (žirovi)
count form жира (žira)

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic жиръ (žirŭ), from Proto-Slavic *žirъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐɨr]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨr

Noun

жир • (žirm inan (genitive жи́ра, nominative plural жиры́, genitive plural жиро́в, relational adjective жирово́й or жи́рный, diminutive жиро́к)

  1. fat or oil from the body of an animal
  2. grease

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žirъ. Related to жи̑в (alive).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒîːr/

Noun

жи̑р m inan (Latin spelling žȋr)

  1. acorn
  2. (card games) acorns

Declension

Declension of жир
singular plural
nominative жи̑р жи́рови
genitive жира жирова
dative жиру жировима
accusative жир жирове
vocative жиру жирови
locative жиру жировима
instrumental жиром жировима

See also

German suits in Serbo-Croatian · њемачке боје, немачке боје, мађарске боје (layout · text)
црвена, срце бундева, тиква зелена, зеље, лист жир

Further reading

  • жир”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
  • жир”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic жиръ (žirŭ), from Proto-Slavic *žirъ.

The sense "clubs" is from a now-obsolete sense of "acorn". Acorns are one of the four suits in German-suited decks and were adapted by French card makers as the clubs suit. Compare Serbo-Croatian жир (acorn; acorns (the card suit)), Polish żołądź (acorn; clubs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʒɪr]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

жир • (žyrm inan (genitive жи́ру, nominative plural жири́, genitive plural жирі́в, relational adjective жирови́й)

  1. fat or oil from the body of an animal
    Synonym: лій (lij)
  2. grease
  3. (colloquial, card games) clubs
    Synonym: тре́фа (tréfa)

Declension

Declension of жир
(inan hard masc-form accent-c)
singular plural
nominative жир
žyr
жири́
žyrý
genitive жи́ру
žýru
жирі́в
žyrív
dative жи́рові, жи́ру
žýrovi, žýru
жира́м
žyrám
accusative жир
žyr
жири́
žyrý
instrumental жи́ром
žýrom
жира́ми
žyrámy
locative жиру́
žyrú
жира́х
žyráx
vocative жи́ре
žýre
жири́
žyrý

Further reading