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Belarusian
Etymology 1
From Old East Slavic жила (žila), Proto-Slavic *žila.
Pronunciation
Noun
жы́ла • (žýla) f inan (genitive жы́лы, nominative plural жы́лы, genitive plural жыл, diminutive жы́лка)
- (anatomy) sinew, tendon
- (anatomy) vein
- Synonym: ве́на (vjéna)
- (geology) vein
Declension
Declension of жы́ла (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
жыла́ • (žylá)
- feminine singular past indicative imperfective of жыць (žycʹ)
References
- “жыла” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org