жила

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See also: жыла

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žila.

Pronunciation

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Noun

жи́ла • (žíla) f

  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 [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “жила”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

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Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žila.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: жи‧ла

Noun

жила • (žila) f (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 жили
definite unspecified жилата жилите
definite proximal жилава жиливе
definite distal жилана жилине
vocative жило жили

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 • (žila) f

  1. vein
  2. tendon

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žila.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

жила (žila) f

  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 [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volumes 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 • (žíla) f 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
Declension of жи́ла (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative жи́ла
žíla 		жи́лы
žíly
genitive жи́лы
žíly 		жи́л
žíl
dative жи́ле
žíle 		жи́лам
žílam
accusative жи́лу
žílu 		жи́лы
žíly
instrumental жи́лой, жи́лою
žíloj, žíloju 		жи́лами
žílami
prepositional жи́ле
žíle 		жи́лах
žílax
Pre-reform declension of жи́ла (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative жи́ла
žíla 		жи́лы
žíly
genitive жи́лы
žíly 		жи́лъ
žíl
dative жи́лѣ
žílě 		жи́ламъ
žílam
accusative жи́лу
žílu 		жи́лы
žíly
instrumental жи́лой, жи́лою
žíloj, žíloju 		жи́лами
žílami
prepositional жи́лѣ
žílě 		жи́лахъ
žílax
Related terms

Etymology 2

жить (žitʹ) +‎ -ла (-la)

Noun

жи́ла • (žíla) m 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
Declension of жи́ла (anim fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative жи́ла
žíla 		жи́лы
žíly
genitive жи́лы
žíly 		жи́л
žíl
dative жи́ле
žíle 		жи́лам
žílam
accusative жи́лу
žílu 		жи́л
žíl
instrumental жи́лой, жи́лою
žíloj, žíloju 		жи́лами
žílami
prepositional жи́ле
žíle 		жи́лах
žílax

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 • (žýla) f 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)
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