жилав

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žilavъ. Morphologically equivalent to жи́ла (žíla, sinew) +‎ -ав (-av).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

жи́лав (žílav)

  1. (literally) sinewy
  2. (figurative) resilient, tough, resistant

Declension

Derived terms

References

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

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Adjective

жилав (žilav) (comparative пожилав, superlative најжилав, abstract noun жилавост)

  1. tough, sinewy
  2. (figurative) resilient, tough, resistant
  3. (figurative) tenacious, persistent, persevering

Declension

Declension of жилав
positive masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite жилав (žilav) жилава (žilava) жилаво (žilavo) жилави (žilavi)
definite unspecified жилавиот (žilaviot) жилавата (žilavata) жилавото (žilavoto) жилавите (žilavite)
definite proximal жилавиов (žilaviov) жилавава (žilavava) жилавово (žilavovo) жилавиве (žilavive)
definite distal жилавион (žilavion) жилавана (žilavana) жилавоно (žilavono) жилавине (žilavine)
comparative masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite пожилав (požilav) пожилава (požilava) пожилаво (požilavo) пожилави (požilavi)
definite unspecified пожилавиот (požilaviot) пожилавата (požilavata) пожилавото (požilavoto) пожилавите (požilavite)
definite proximal пожилавиов (požilaviov) пожилавава (požilavava) пожилавово (požilavovo) пожилавиве (požilavive)
definite distal пожилавион (požilavion) пожилавана (požilavana) пожилавоно (požilavono) пожилавине (požilavine)
superlative masculine feminine neuter plural
indefinite најжилав (najžilav) најжилава (najžilava) најжилаво (najžilavo) најжилави (najžilavi)
definite unspecified најжилавиот (najžilaviot) најжилавата (najžilavata) најжилавото (najžilavoto) најжилавите (najžilavite)
definite proximal најжилавиов (najžilaviov) најжилавава (najžilavava) најжилавово (najžilavovo) најжилавиве (najžilavive)
definite distal најжилавион (najžilavion) најжилавана (najžilavana) најжилавоно (najžilavono) најжилавине (najžilavine)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒîlaʋ/
  • Hyphenation: жи‧лав

Adjective

жи̏лав (Latin spelling žȉlav, definite жи̏лавӣ, comparative жилавији)

  1. sinewy
  2. (figuratively) tough, resistant

Declension