Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *životъ.

Noun

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животъ (životŭm

  1. life
  2. living being

Declension

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References

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  • Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка[1], София

Old East Slavic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *živòtъ. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic животъ (životŭ) and Old Polish żywot.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʑiˈʋoːtʊ//ʑiˈʋoːtʊ//ʑiˈʋɔːt/, /ʑiˈʋoːt/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ʑiˈʋoːtʊ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ʑiˈʋoːtʊ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ʑiˈʋɔːt/, /ʑiˈʋoːt/

  • Hyphenation: жи‧во‧тъ

Noun

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животъ (životŭm

  1. life
  2. animal
  3. property (assets)

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “животъ”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎[2] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 867