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Lower Sorbian
Adjective
żywy
- Obsolete spelling of žywy
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish żyw, from Proto-Slavic *živъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gīˀwás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʐɨ.vɨ/
- Rhymes: -ɨvɨ
- Syllabification: ży‧wy
Adjective
żywy (comparative żywszy or bardziej żywy, superlative najżywszy or najbardziej żywy, derived adverb żywo)
- (not comparable) live, alive, living
- Synonym: żyjący
- Antonyms: martwy, nieżywy
- (comparable) lively, vivacious
- Synonyms: żwawy, skoczny
- (of a colour) vivid, vibrant
Declension
Declension of żywy (hard)
Related terms
Further reading
- żywy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- żywy in Polish dictionaries at PWN