жир
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žirъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
Declension
| singular | plural | |
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| indefinite | жир (žir) | жирови (žirovi) |
| definite unspecified | жирот (žirot) | жировите (žirovite) |
| definite proximal | жиров (žirov) | жировиве (žirovive) |
| definite distal | жирон (žiron) | жировине (žirovine) |
| vocative | жиру (žiru) | жирови (žirovi) |
| count form | — | жира (žira) |
Russian
Alternative forms
- жиръ (žir) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic жиръ (žirŭ), from Proto-Slavic *žirъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
жир • (žir) m inan (genitive жи́ра, nominative plural жиры́, genitive plural жиро́в, relational adjective жирово́й or жи́рный, diminutive жиро́к)
Declension
Derived terms
See also
- ма́сло (máslo)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žirъ. Related to жи̑в (“alive”).
Pronunciation
Noun
жи̑р m (Latin spelling žȋr)
Declension
See also
| German suits in Serbo-Croatian · њемачке боје, немачке боје, мађарске боје (layout · text) | |||
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| црвена, срце | бундева, тиква | зелена, зеље, лист | жир |
Further reading
- “жир”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
- “жир”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic жиръ (žirŭ), from Proto-Slavic *žirъ.
The sense "clubs" is from a now-obsolete sense of "acorn". Acorns are one of the four suits in German-suited decks and were adapted by French card makers as the clubs suit. Compare Serbo-Croatian жир (“acorn; acorns (the card suit)”), Polish żołądź (“acorn; clubs”).
Pronunciation
Noun
жир • (žyr) m inan (genitive жи́ру, nominative plural жири́, genitive plural жирі́в, relational adjective жирови́й)
- fat or oil from the body of an animal
- Synonym: лій (lij)
- grease
- (colloquial, card games) clubs
- Synonym: тре́фа (tréfa)
Declension
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “жир”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “жир”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “жир”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “жир”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)