живчик
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Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
жи́вчик • (žívčik) m anim or m inan (genitive жи́вчика, nominative plural жи́вчики, genitive plural жи́вчиков)
- (colloquial) lively person
- (obsolete) sperm cell, spermatozoon
- (colloquial) strong artery throbbing (usually on the temple)
Declension
Declension of жи́вчик (bian masc-form velar-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | жи́вчик žívčik |
жи́вчики žívčiki | |
| genitive | жи́вчика žívčika |
жи́вчиков žívčikov | |
| dative | жи́вчику žívčiku |
жи́вчикам žívčikam | |
| accusative | animate | жи́вчика žívčika |
жи́вчиков žívčikov |
| inanimate | жи́вчик žívčik |
жи́вчики žívčiki | |
| instrumental | жи́вчиком žívčikom |
жи́вчиками žívčikami | |
| prepositional | жи́вчике žívčike |
жи́вчиках žívčikax | |
Ukrainian
Etymology
живе́ць (žyvécʹ, “life force”) + -ик (-yk), or живи́й (žyvýj, “alive”) + -чик (-čyk)
Pronunciation
Noun
жи́вчик • (žývčyk) m inan (genitive жи́вчика, nominative plural жи́вчики, genitive plural жи́вчиків)
- an artery, in which the pulse can be felt
- (dated) pulse
- (figuratively) a lively, spirited person
- a popular Ukrainian brand of fruit-flavoured carbonated drinks
- (biology) spermatozoid
Declension
Declension of жи́вчик (inan velar masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | жи́вчик žývčyk |
жи́вчики žývčyky |
| genitive | жи́вчика žývčyka |
жи́вчиків žývčykiv |
| dative | жи́вчикові, жи́вчику žývčykovi, žývčyku |
жи́вчикам žývčykam |
| accusative | жи́вчик žývčyk |
жи́вчики žývčyky |
| instrumental | жи́вчиком žývčykom |
жи́вчиками žývčykamy |
| locative | жи́вчику žývčyku |
жи́вчиках žývčykax |
| vocative | жи́вчику žývčyku |
жи́вчики žývčyky |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “живчик”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Rusanivskyi, V. M., editor (2013), “жи́вчик”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (д – жучо́к), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN