житіє

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic житиѥ (žitije, life), from Proto-Slavic *žitьje, from Proto-Slavic *žiti (to live). Doublet of життя́ (žyttjá), the inherited East Slavic form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʒetʲiˈjɛ]

Noun

житіє́ • (žytijé) n inan (genitive житія́, nominative plural житія́, genitive plural житі́й)

  1. (literary, historical, ecclesiastical) hagiography, biography
  2. (ironic, humorous, rare) life

Declension

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