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Czech
Etymology
Deverbal from obživit.
Pronunciation
Noun
obživa f
- livelihood (person's means of supporting himself)
- poskytovat obživu ― to provide livelihood
1820-1822, Matěj Milota Zdirad Polák, Cesta do Itálie:Korytanů nejhlavnější obživa jest rolnictví a chování dobytka; proso jest nejčastější pokrm rolníků.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of obživa (hard feminine)
See also
Further reading
- “obživa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “obživa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “obživa”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025