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Belarusian
Etymology
From жыць (žycʹ) + -ле́ц (-ljéc). Cognate with Russian жилец (žilec).
Pronunciation
Noun
жыле́ц • (žyljéc) m pers (genitive жыльца́, nominative plural жыльцы́, genitive plural жыльцо́ў, feminine жылі́ца, relational adjective жыльцо́ўскі)
- dweller, occupant, tenant (one who lives indoors)
- Synonym: жыха́р (žyxár)
1940 [1861], Charles Dickens, anonymous translator, Вялікія чаканні, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Great Expectations, page 130:Ён павёў мяне ў куток двара і адтуль уверх па лесніцы, якая рабіла такое ўражанне, нібы яна ўвесь час крышыцца, так што ў адзін прыгожы дзень верхнія жыльцы, адчыніўшы дзверы, убачаць, што яны пазбаўлены ўсякай магчымасці спусціцца ўніз.- Jon pavjóŭ mjanje ŭ kutók dvara i adtulʹ uvjerx pa ljesnicy, jakaja rabila takóje ŭražannje, niby jana ŭvjesʹ čas kryšycca, tak što ŭ adzin pryhóžy dzjenʹ vjerxnija žylʹcy, adčyniŭšy dzvjery, ubačacʹ, što jany pazbaŭljeny ŭsjakaj mahčymasci spuscicca ŭniz.
Declension
Declension of жыле́ц (pr hard masc-form accent-b reduc)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “жылец”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “жылец” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org