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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish żywot, from Proto-Slavic *živòtъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gʔiwot-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wotós.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʐɘ.vɔt/
- Rhymes: -ɘvɔt
- Syllabification: ży‧wot
Noun
żywot m inan
- (archaic, poetic) life
- Synonym: życie
- żywot wieczny ― eternal life
- drzewo żywota ― tree of life
- (archaic, dialectal) belly, abdomen
- Synonym: brzuch
- owoc żywota Twojego ― the fruit of thy womb
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Further reading
- żywot in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- żywot in Polish dictionaries at PWN