žiť

See also: zit, zīt, and žít

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic (compare Czech žít, Polish żyć, Old Church Slavonic жити (žiti)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeih₃w- (“to live”). Cognate to Lithuanian gyvénti, Sanskrit जीवति (jīvati), Latin vīvō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʒic/

Verb

žiť impf

  1. to live

Further reading
  • žiť in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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