життя

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žitьje. Doublet of житіє́ (žytijé, biography, hagiography), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

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  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: жи‧т‧тя

Noun

життя́ (žyttján inan (genitive життя́, nominative plural життя́, genitive plural житті́в, relational adjective життє́вий or життьови́й)

  1. life

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