живи

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Pannonian Rusyn

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Slovak živý, from Proto-Slavic *živъ.

Adjective

живи (živi) (comparative живши, superlative найживши, adverb живо, abstract noun живосц, diminutive живучки)

  1. (not comparable) alive, living
    Antonym: мертви (mertvi)
    живе стриблоžive stribloquicksilver
  2. (not comparable) living (being a typical example of)
  3. lively (having much energy and vitality)
  4. active, mobile (e.g. of traffic)
    Synonym: активни (aktivni)
  5. (not comparable) living (of languages; still actively spoken)
    Antonym: мертви (mertvi)
  6. (not comparable) living, running (of machinery or programs; that which is still in function)
    Antonym: мертви (mertvi)
  7. vivid, bright, vibrant (of colours)
  8. agile, quick, alert
    Synonym: швидки (švidki)
  9. spirited, vivacious, perky, brisk
    Near-synonym: весели (veseli)
  10. serene, cheerful
  11. (colloquial, music) live
Declension
Declension of живи
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter virile nonvirile
nominative живи (živi) жива (živa) живе (žive) живи (živi)
genitive живого (živoho) живей (živej) живого (živoho) живих (živix)
dative живому (živomu) живей (živej) живому (živomu) живим (živim)
accusative personal/animal inanimate живу (živu) живе (žive) живих (živix) живи (živi)
живого (živoho) живи (živi)
instrumental живим (živim) живу (živu) живим (živim) живима (živima)
locative живим / живому (živim / živomu) живей (živej) живим / живому (živim / živomu) живих (živix)
vocative живи (živi) жива (živa) живе (žive) живи (živi)
adverbs
nouns
verbs

References

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

живи (živi)

  1. inflection of живиц (živic):
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
    най це бог живиnaj ce boh živiGod bless you (literally, “may God nourish you”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

живи (živi)

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of жив (živ): yawns

Russian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

живи́ (živí)

  1. second-person singular imperative imperfective of жить (žitʹ)

Etymology 2

Verb

живи́ (živí)

  1. second-person singular imperative imperfective of живи́ть (živítʹ)

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

живи (Latin spelling živi)

  1. inflection of жив:
    1. masculine nominative/vocative plural
    2. definite masculine nominative/vocative singular
    3. definite inanimate masculine accusative singular

Noun

живи (Latin spelling živi)

  1. dative/locative singular of жива

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Verb

живи́ (žyvý)

  1. second-person singular imperative imperfective of жи́ти (žýty)