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Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *žitьje.
Noun
житьѥ • (žitĭje) n
- life
- from the Homily against the Bogumils, 181-184:
аще бо земьнаѥго цѣсарꙗ врагомъ иже бѫдетъ дроугъ то нѣстъ и житию достоинъ нъ съ врагꙑ ѥго оумираѥтъ- ašte bo zemĭnajego cěsarja vragomŭ iže bǫdetŭ drugŭ to něstŭ i žitiju dostoinŭ nŭ sŭ vragy jego umirajetŭ
- If a man who allies himself to the enemies of an earthly king does not even deserve to live, but is put to death along with them
- from Vita Constantini, 0401510-0401520:
философь юнꙑи не любить житꙇа сего; то не ѡтьпоустимь ѥго ѡбꙿщинꙑ, нъ постригꙿше и на поповꙿство ѡтьдадимь и.- This young Philosopher does not love this life. Let us not exclude him from the community but tonsure him and give him over to the priesthood.
Declension
Declension of житьѥ (soft o-stem)
Descendants