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Ukrainian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic житиѥ (žitije, “life”), from Proto-Slavic *žitьje, from Proto-Slavic *žiti (“to live”). Doublet of життя́ (žyttjá), the inherited East Slavic form.
Pronunciation
Noun
житіє́ • (žytijé) n inan (genitive житія́, nominative plural житія́, genitive plural житі́й)
- (literary, historical, ecclesiastical) hagiography, biography
- (ironic, humorous, rare) life
Declension
Declension of житіє́ (inan j-stem neut-form accent-b)