Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žitьje
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Noun
*žitьje n
Declension
Declension of *žitьje (soft o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žitьje | *žitьji | *žitьja |
| genitive | *žitьja | *žitьju | *žitьjь |
| dative | *žitьju | *žitьjema | *žitьjemъ |
| accusative | *žitьje | *žitьji | *žitьja |
| instrumental | *žitьjьmь, *žitьjemь* | *žitьjema | *žitьji |
| locative | *žitьji | *žitьju | *žitьjixъ |
| vocative | *žitьje | *žitьji | *žitьja |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: житьѥ (žitĭje), житиѥ (žitije)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Slovene: žitje (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1967) “житьё”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 2 (Е – Муж), Moscow: Progress, page 57
- Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “жыццё”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika