żëwi

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Kashubian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žȋvъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʒɜvi/
  • Rhymes: -ɜvi
  • Syllabification: żë‧wi

Adjective

żëwi (comparative żëwszi, superlative nôżëwszi)

  1. (not comparable) living, alive (having life)
  2. lively (having much energy and vitality)
  3. kind, merciful

Declension

Declension of żëwi (hard)
singular plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter virile (= masculine personal) non-virile
nominative żëwi żëwô żëwé żëwi żëwé
genitive żëwégò żëwi żëwégò żëwëch
dative żëwémù żëwi żëwémù żëwim
accusative żëwégò żëwi żëwą żëwé żëwëch żëwé
instrumental żëwim żëwą żëwim żëwima
locative żëwim żëwi żëwim żëwëch

Further reading

  • Sychta, Bernard (1973) “žëvi”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 6 (U – Ž), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 301
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “żywy”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
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