житие
See also: житје
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʒiti(j)ɛ]
Noun
житие • (žitie) n
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | житие (žitie) | житија (žitija) |
| definite unspecified | житието (žitieto) | житијата (žitijata) |
| definite proximal | житиево (žitievo) | житијава (žitijava) |
| definite distal | житиено (žitieno) | житијана (žitijana) |
| vocative | житие (žitie) | житија (žitija) |
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic житиѥ (žitije, “life”), from Proto-Slavic *žitьje, from Proto-Slavic *žiti (“to live”). Doublet of житьё (žitʹjó), the inherited East Slavic form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʐɨtʲɪˈje]
Audio: (file)
Noun
житие́ • (žitijé) n inan (genitive жития́, nominative plural жития́, genitive plural жити́й)
- (philosophy, ecclesiastic, dated) life, existence
- (philosophy, ecclesiastic) life, biography
- жития́ святы́х ― žitijá svjatýx ― hagiography