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Old Church Slavonic
Noun
жизнь • (žiznĭ) f
- life
Declension
Declension of жизнь (i-stem)
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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жизнь
žiznĭ
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жизни
žizni
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жизни
žizni
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| genitive
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жизни
žizni
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жизнью, жизнию
žiznĭju, žizniju
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жизньи, жизнии
žiznĭi, žiznii
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| dative
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жизни
žizni
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жизньма
žiznĭma
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жизньмъ
žiznĭmŭ
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| accusative
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жизнь
žiznĭ
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жизни
žizni
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жизни
žizni
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| instrumental
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жизньѭ, жизниѭ
žiznĭjǫ, žiznijǫ
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жизньма
žiznĭma
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жизньми
žiznĭmi
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| locative
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жизни
žizni
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жизнью, жизнию
žiznĭju, žizniju
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жизньхъ
žiznĭxŭ
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| vocative
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жизни
žizni
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жизни
žizni
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жизньѥ, жизниѥ
žiznĭje, žiznije
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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic жизнь (žiznĭ), from Proto-Slavic *žiznь. By surface analysis, жить (žitʹ) + -знь (-znʹ). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic жизнь (žiznĭ), Old Polish żyźń.
Pronunciation
Noun
жизнь • (žiznʹ) f inan (genitive жи́зни, nominative plural жи́зни, genitive plural жи́зней, relational adjective жи́зненный, diminutive жи́знюшка)
- life
- practice
- претворя́ть/претвори́ть в жизнь/де́ло ― pretvorjátʹ/pretvorítʹ v žiznʹ/délo ― to realize, to implement, to carry out, to put into practice
Declension
Synonyms
- житьё (žitʹjó) (colloquial)
- житие́ (žitijé) (philosophical, ecclesiastic)
- жисть (žistʹ) (regional, informal and colloquial humorous)
Derived terms
Related terms