жыўнасць

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Belarusian

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Etymology

From жывы́ (žyvý) +‎ -насць (-nascʹ). Cognate with Russian жи́вность (žívnostʹ).

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Noun

жы́ўнасць (žýŭnascʹf inan (genitive жы́ўнасці, uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) living creatures (often small ones)
    • 1937 [1719], Daniel Defoe, translated by Зяма Раманавіч Півавараў, edited by Janka Maŭr, Жыццё і дзіўныя небывалыя прыгоды Рабінзона Крузо [The life and astonishing adventures of Robinson Crusoe], Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Robinson Crusoe, page 44:
      Непакоіла мяне таксама пытанне, як я буду здабываць сабе ежу, калі ў мяне выйдуць запасы: акрамя птушак ды двух нейкіх звяркоў накшталт нашага зайца, якія выскачылі з лесу, пачуўшы гук майго стрэлу, ніякай жыўнасці я тут не бачыў.
      Njepakóila mjanje taksama pytannje, jak ja budu zdabyvacʹ sabje ježu, kali ŭ mjanje vyjducʹ zapasy: akramja ptušak dy dvux njejkix zvjarkóŭ nakštalt našaha zajca, jakija vyskačyli z ljesu, pačuŭšy huk majhó strelu, nijakaj žyŭnasci ja tut nje bačyŭ.
      I was also concerned about the matter of procuring food once the supplies run out: except for birds and two critters like our hares, which jumped out of the wood upon hearing the sound of my shot, I haven't seen any living creatures here.

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