жила

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See also: жыла

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žila.

Pronunciation

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Noun

жи́ла (žílaf

  1. blood vessel, vein
  2. sinew, tendon

Declension

Declension of жи́ла
singular plural
indefinite жи́ла
žíla
жи́ли
žíli
definite жи́лата
žílata
жи́лите
žílite

References

  • жила”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • жила”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

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Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žila.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: жи‧ла

Noun

жила (žilaf (relational adjective жилав, diminutive жиличка or жиличе)

  1. (anatomy) blood vessel, vein
  2. (anatomy) sinew, tendon
  3. (geology) vein, lode
  4. (botany) vein
  5. slingshot, sling, catapult

Declension

Declension of жила
singular plural
indefinite жила (žila) жили (žili)
definite unspecified жилата (žilata) жилите (žilite)
definite proximal жилава (žilava) жиливе (žilive)
definite distal жилана (žilana) жилине (žiline)
vocative жило (žilo) жили (žili)

References

  • жила” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žila. Cognates include Old Armenian ջիլ (ǰil), Latin filum (thread), Lithuanian gýsla.

Noun

жила (žilaf

  1. vein
  2. tendon

Declension

Declension of жила (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative жила
žila
жилѣ
žilě
жилꙑ
žily
genitive жилꙑ
žily
жилоу
žilu
жилъ
žilŭ
dative жилѣ
žilě
жилама
žilama
жиламъ
žilamŭ
accusative жилѫ
žilǫ
жилѣ
žilě
жилꙑ
žily
instrumental жилоѭ
žilojǫ
жилама
žilama
жилами
žilami
locative жилѣ
žilě
жилоу
žilu
жилахъ
žilaxŭ
vocative жило
žilo
жилѣ
žilě
жилꙑ
žily

References

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žila.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʑilɑ//ˈʑila//ˈʑila/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈʑilɑ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈʑila/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈʑila/

  • Hyphenation: жи́‧ла

Noun

жила (žilaf

  1. vein
  2. tendon

Declension

Declension of жила (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative жила
žila
жилѣ
žilě
жилꙑ
žily
genitive жилꙑ
žily
жилу
žilu
жилъ
žilŭ
dative жилѣ
žilě
жилама
žilama
жиламъ
žilamŭ
accusative жилѫ
žilǫ
жилѣ
žilě
жилꙑ
žily
instrumental жилоѭ
žilojǫ
жилама
žilama
жилами
žilami
locative жилѣ
žilě
жилу
žilu
жилахъ
žilaxŭ
vocative жило
žilo
жилѣ
žilě
жилꙑ
žily

Descendants

  • Belarusian: жы́ла (žýla)
  • Russian: жи́ла (žíla)
  • Ukrainian: жи́ла (žýla)

References

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “жила”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 873

Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žila.

Pronunciation

Noun

жи́ла (žílaf inan (genitive жи́лы, nominative plural жи́лы, genitive plural жил, diminutive жи́лка)

  1. (anatomy) sinew, tendon
  2. (anatomy) vein
    Synonym: ве́на (véna)
  3. (geology) vein
  4. strand
Declension

Etymology 2

жить (žitʹ) +‎ -ла (-la)

Noun

жи́ла (žílam anim or f anim (genitive жи́лы, nominative plural жи́лы, genitive plural жил)

  1. (derogatory) miser, niggard, skinflint
    Synonyms: скупец (skupec), жлоб (žlob), сквалыга (skvalyga), жмот (žmot), скупердяй (skuperdjaj), крохобор (kroxobor), скря́га (skrjága)
Declension

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

жила́ (žilá)

  1. feminine singular past indicative imperfective of жить (žitʹ)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žila. Doublet of фајл.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒîla/
  • Hyphenation: жи‧ла

Noun

жи̏ла f (Latin spelling žȉla)

  1. vein
  2. tendon

Declension

Declension of жила
singular plural
nominative жи̏ла жиле
genitive жиле жи̑ла̄
dative жили жилама
accusative жилу жиле
vocative жило жиле
locative жили жилама
instrumental жилом жилама

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *žila.

Pronunciation

Noun

жи́ла (žýlaf inan (genitive жи́ли, nominative plural жи́ли, genitive plural жил, diminutive жи́лка)

  1. (anatomy) sinew, tendon
  2. (anatomy) vein
    Synonym: ве́на (véna)
  3. (geology) vein
  4. strand
Declension
Declension of жи́ла
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative жи́ла
žýla
жи́ли
žýly
genitive жи́ли
žýly
жил
žyl
dative жи́лі
žýli
жи́лам
žýlam
accusative жи́лу
žýlu
жи́ли
žýly
instrumental жи́лою
žýloju
жи́лами
žýlamy
locative жи́лі
žýli
жи́лах
žýlax
vocative жи́ло
žýlo
жи́ли
žýly

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

жила́ (žylá)

  1. feminine singular past indicative imperfective of жи́ти (žýty)