жыць

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Belarusian

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Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic жити (žiti), from Old Ruthenian жи́ти (žíti), жы́ти (žýti), from Proto-Slavic *žìti. Cognate with Russian жить (žitʹ) and Ukrainian жи́ти (žýty).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɨt͡sʲ
  • Hyphenation: жыць

Verb

жыць (žycʹimpf

  1. (intransitive) to live (to be alive, exist)

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References

  • жыць”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • жыць” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org