жито
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žito.
Pronunciation
Noun
жи́то • (žíto) n (relational adjective жи́тен)
Declension
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žito (“grain, corn”).
Pronunciation
Noun
жито • (žito) n (relational adjective житен)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | жито (žito) | жита (žita) |
| definite unspecified | житото (žitoto) | житата (žitata) |
| definite proximal | житово (žitovo) | житава (žitava) |
| definite distal | житоно (žitono) | житана (žitana) |
| vocative | жито (žito) | жита (žita) |
Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žito (“grain, corn”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *géiˀta, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃tom, from *gʷeyh₃-.
Noun
жито • (žito) n
- grain
- from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1794-1796:
- бо би велѣлъ богъ не дѣлати чловѣкомъ то бꙑлиѥ жито би раждало и лѣсъ грозниѥ.
- bo bi velělŭ bogŭ ne dělati člověkomŭ to bylije žito bi raždalo i lěsŭ groznije.
- If God had ordered men not to work, plants would grow grain and woods grapes.
- from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1794-1796:
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | жито žito |
житѣ žitě |
жита žita |
| genitive | жита žita |
житоу žitu |
житъ žitŭ |
| dative | житоу žitu |
житома žitoma |
житомъ žitomŭ |
| accusative | жито žito |
житѣ žitě |
жита žita |
| instrumental | житомъ žitomŭ |
житома žitoma |
житꙑ žity |
| locative | житѣ žitě |
житоу žitu |
житѣхъ žitěxŭ |
| vocative | жито žito |
житѣ žitě |
жита žita |
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žito (“grain, corn”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *géiˀta, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃tom, from *gʷeyh₃-.
Pronunciation
Noun
жи́то • (žíto) n inan (genitive жи́та, nominative plural жи́та, genitive plural жит)
- grain (any unground grain, such as rye, wheat, buckwheat, millet, barley, maize, oats)
- (dated or regional, Belarus or Ukraine) rye
- Synonym: рожь (rožʹ)
Declension
Related terms
- жи́тница (žítnica)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žito, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *géiˀta, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷéyh₃tom, from *gʷeyh₃-.
Noun
жи̏то n (Latin spelling žȉto)
Declension
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old Ukrainian жито (žito), from Proto-Slavic *žito (“grain, corn”).
Pronunciation
Noun
жи́то • (žýto) n inan (genitive жи́та, uncountable, relational adjective жи́тній)
Declension
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “жито”, 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), “жито”, 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
- “жито”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “жито”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)