житель

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See also: житељ

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

жити (žiti, to live) +‎ -тель (-telĭ)

Noun

жител҄ь (žitelʹĭm

  1. inhabitant

Declension

Declension of житель (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative жител҄ь
žitelʹĭ
жител҄а
žitelʹa
жител҄и
žitelʹi
genitive жител҄а
žitelʹa
жител҄оу
žitelʹu
жител҄ь
žitelʹĭ
dative жител҄оу, жител҄еви
žitelʹu, žitelʹjevi
жител҄ема
žitelʹjema
жител҄емъ
žitelʹjemŭ
accusative жител҄ь, жител҄а
žitelʹĭ, žitelʹa
жител҄а
žitelʹa
жител҄ѧ
žitelʹję
instrumental жител҄емь
žitelʹjemĭ
жител҄ема
žitelʹjema
жител҄и
žitelʹi
locative жител҄и
žitelʹi
жител҄оу
žitelʹu
жител҄ихъ
žitelʹixŭ
vocative жител҄оу
žitelʹu
жител҄а
žitelʹa
жител҄и
žitelʹi

Synonyms

References

  • Mali staroslavensko-hrvatski rječnik, Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 2004
  • Старославянский словарь (по рукописям X-XI веков), Русский язык, Москва 1994

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Carpathian Rusyn жи́тель (žýtelʹ). By surface analysis, жиц (žic) +‎ -тель (-telʹ).

Pronunciation

Noun

житель (žitelʹm pers (feminine equivalent жителька)

  1. inhabitant, resident
    Synonym: (obsolete) биватель (bivatelʹ)

Declension

Declension of житель
singular plural
nominative житель (žitelʹ) жителє (žitelje)
genitive жителя (žitelja) жительох (žitelʹox)
dative жительови (žitelʹovi) жительом (žitelʹom)
accusative жителя (žitelja) жительох (žitelʹox)
instrumental жительом (žitelʹom) жителями (žiteljami)
locative жительови (žitelʹovi) жительох (žitelʹox)
vocative житель (žitelʹ) жителє (žitelje)

Derived terms

nouns
nouns

References

Russian

Etymology

жить (žitʹ, to live, reside) +‎ -тель (-telʹ, er)

Pronunciation

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Noun

жи́тель (žítelʹm anim (genitive жи́теля, nominative plural жи́тели, genitive plural жи́телей, feminine жи́тельница)

  1. inhabitant, resident, occupant, dweller

Declension

Descendants

  • Serbo-Croatian: жи́тељ / žítelj

Ukrainian

Etymology

жи́ти (žýty, to live, reside) +‎ -тель (-telʹ, er)

Pronunciation

Noun

жи́тель (žýtelʹm pers (genitive жи́теля, nominative plural жи́телі, genitive plural жи́телів, female equivalent жи́телька)

  1. resident, inhabitant, dweller
    Synonym: ме́шканець (méškanecʹ)

Declension

Declension of жи́тель
(pers soft masc-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative жи́тель
žýtelʹ
жи́телі
žýteli
genitive жи́теля
žýtelja
жи́телів
žýteliv
dative жи́телеві, жи́телю
žýtelevi, žýtelju
жи́телям
žýteljam
accusative жи́теля
žýtelja
жи́телів
žýteliv
instrumental жи́телем
žýtelem
жи́телями
žýteljamy
locative жи́телеві, жи́телю, жи́телі
žýtelevi, žýtelju, žýteli
жи́телях
žýteljax
vocative жи́телю
žýtelju
жи́телі
žýteli

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