жыць

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic жити (žiti), from Old Ruthenian жи́ти (žíti), жы́ти (žýti), from Proto-Slavic *žìti. Cognate with Russian жить (žitʹ) and Ukrainian жи́ти (žýty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐɨt͡sʲ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨt͡sʲ
  • Hyphenation: жыць

Verb

жыць • (žycʹimpf

  1. (intransitive) to live (to be alive, exist)

Conjugation

Derived terms

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References

  • жыць”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • жыць” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org