żywiec

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Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *živьcь. By surface analysis, żywy +‎ -iec. Compare Serbo-Croatian живац.

Pronunciation

Noun

żywiec m animal

  1. (uncountable) live meat animals ready for slaughter
    Cena skupu żywca wieprzowego wzrosła w listopadzie o dziesięć procent.The bid price for live pigs increased by ten percent in November.
  2. (countable, fishing) bait fish (small fish used as bait to catch larger ones)
  3. (countable, obsolete) living being

Declension

Noun

żywiec m inan

  1. (countable) Cardamine subg. Dentaria
  2. (countable, colloquial) Plantago lanceolata

Declension

adverbs

Further reading

  • żywiec in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • żywiec in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • żywiec in PWN's encyclopedia