жить

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃tis, from *gʷeyh₃- (to live). Cognate with Avestan 𐬘𐬍𐬙𐬌 (jīti, life).

Compare жити (žiti, to live).

Noun

жить • (žitĭf

  1. life

Declension

Declension of жить (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative жить
žitĭ
жити
žiti
жити
žiti
genitive жити
žiti
житью, житию
žitĭju, žitiju
житьи, житии
žitĭi, žitii
dative жити
žiti
житьма
žitĭma
житьмъ
žitĭmŭ
accusative жить
žitĭ
жити
žiti
жити
žiti
instrumental житьѭ, житиѭ
žitĭjǫ, žitijǫ
житьма
žitĭma
житьми
žitĭmi
locative жити
žiti
житью, житию
žitĭju, žitiju
житьхъ
žitĭxŭ
vocative жити
žiti
жити
žiti
житьѥ, житиѥ
žitĭje, žitije

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žiti (compare Belarusian жыць (žycʹ), Ukrainian жи́ти (žýty), Old Church Slavonic жити (žiti)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeih₃w- (to live). Cognate to Lithuanian gyventi, Sanskrit जीवति (jīvati, lives), Latin vīvō, and English quick.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʐɨtʲ]
  • Rhymes: -ɨtʲ

Verb

жить • (žitʹimpf (perfective прожи́ть)

  1. to live
    жить на широ́кую но́гуžitʹ na širókuju nóguto live in a grand style
  2. to reside

Usage notes

Note the stress in the past negative:

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs