żyć

See also: zyc

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žìti (compare Czech žít, Slovak žiť, Old Church Slavonic жити (žiti)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti (to be alive), from *gʷih₃wós (alive), from *gʷeyh₃- (to live). Cognates include Lithuanian gyventi, Sanskrit जीवति (jīvati), Latin vīvō and Ancient Greek ζῶ ().

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʐɨt͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨt͡ɕ
  • Homophone: rzyć

Verb

żyć impf (perfective pożyć)

  1. (intransitive) to live (be alive)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Noun

żyć n

  1. genitive plural of życie

Further reading

  • żyć in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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