živý

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech živý, from Proto-Slavic *živъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gīˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (alive).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

živý

  1. alive, living
    Antonym: mrtvý
  2. lively, vivid, vivacious, animated

Declension

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Further reading

  • živý in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • živý in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • živý in Internetová jazyková příručka

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *živъ.

Pronunciation

Adjective

živý (not comparable)

  1. alive, living
    Antonym: mŕtvy
  2. lively, vivid, vivacious, animated

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

  • živý”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024