živ
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See also: ziv
Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
živ
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Verb
živ
Related terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *živъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gīˀwás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós.
Pronunciation
Adjective
žȋv (Cyrillic spelling жи̑в, definite žȋvī, comparative žȉvljī)
Declension
positive indefinite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | živ | živa | živo | |
| genitive | živa | žive | živa | |
| dative | živu | živoj | živu | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
živ živa |
živu | živo |
| vocative | živ | živa | živo | |
| locative | živu | živoj | živu | |
| instrumental | živim | živom | živim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | živi | žive | živa | |
| genitive | živih | živih | živih | |
| dative | živim(a) | živim(a) | živim(a) | |
| accusative | žive | žive | živa | |
| vocative | živi | žive | živa | |
| locative | živim(a) | živim(a) | živim(a) | |
| instrumental | živim(a) | živim(a) | živim(a) | |
positive definite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | živi | živa | živo | |
| genitive | živog(a) | žive | živog(a) | |
| dative | živom(u/e) | živoj | živom(u/e) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
živi živog(a) |
živu | živo |
| vocative | živi | živa | živo | |
| locative | živom(e/u) | živoj | živom(e/u) | |
| instrumental | živim | živom | živim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | živi | žive | živa | |
| genitive | živih | živih | živih | |
| dative | živim(a) | živim(a) | živim(a) | |
| accusative | žive | žive | živa | |
| vocative | živi | žive | živa | |
| locative | živim(a) | živim(a) | živim(a) | |
| instrumental | živim(a) | živim(a) | živim(a) | |
comparative forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | življi | življa | življe | |
| genitive | življeg(a) | življe | življeg(a) | |
| dative | življem(u) | življoj | življem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
življi življeg(a) |
življu | življe |
| vocative | življi | življa | življe | |
| locative | življem(u) | življoj | življem(u) | |
| instrumental | življim | življom | življim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | življi | življe | življa | |
| genitive | življih | življih | življih | |
| dative | življim(a) | življim(a) | življim(a) | |
| accusative | življe | življe | življa | |
| vocative | življi | življe | življa | |
| locative | življim(a) | življim(a) | življim(a) | |
| instrumental | življim(a) | življim(a) | življim(a) | |
superlative forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | najživlji | najživlja | najživlje | |
| genitive | najživljeg(a) | najživlje | najživljeg(a) | |
| dative | najživljem(u) | najživljoj | najživljem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
najživlji najživljeg(a) |
najživlju | najživlje |
| vocative | najživlji | najživlja | najživlje | |
| locative | najživljem(u) | najživljoj | najživljem(u) | |
| instrumental | najživljim | najživljom | najživljim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | najživlji | najživlje | najživlja | |
| genitive | najživljih | najživljih | najživljih | |
| dative | najživljim(a) | najživljim(a) | najživljim(a) | |
| accusative | najživlje | najživlje | najživlja | |
| vocative | najživlji | najživlje | najživlja | |
| locative | najživljim(a) | najživljim(a) | najživljim(a) | |
| instrumental | najživljim(a) | najživljim(a) | najživljim(a) | |
Related terms
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *živъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gīˀwás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós.
Pronunciation
Adjective
žȋv (comparative bȍlj žȋv, superlative nȁjbolj žȋv)
- alive (having life)
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Hard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nom. sing. | žív | žíva | žívo |
| singular | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | žív ind žívi def |
žíva | žívo |
| genitive | žívega | žíve | žívega |
| dative | žívemu | žívi | žívemu |
| accusative | nominativeinan or genitiveanim |
žívo | žívo |
| locative | žívem | žívi | žívem |
| instrumental | žívim | žívo | žívim |
| dual | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | žíva | žívi | žívi |
| genitive | žívih | žívih | žívih |
| dative | žívima | žívima | žívima |
| accusative | žíva | žívi | žívi |
| locative | žívih | žívih | žívih |
| instrumental | žívima | žívima | žívima |
| plural | |||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | žívi | žíve | žíva |
| genitive | žívih | žívih | žívih |
| dative | žívim | žívim | žívim |
| accusative | žíve | žíve | žíva |
| locative | žívih | žívih | žívih |
| instrumental | žívimi | žívimi | žívimi |
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “živ”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024