жыти

Rusyn

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žiti (compare Belarusian жыць (žycʹ), Ukrainian жи́ти (žýty), Old Church Slavonic жити (žiti)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeih₃w- (“to live”). Cognate to Lithuanian gyvénti, Sanskrit जीवति (jīvati), Latin vīvō.

Verb

жыти́ • (žŷtý)

  1. to live
    Што робити, жебы долго жыти? ― Što robyty, žebŷ dolho žŷty? ― What to do to live longer?
  2. to reside
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