жнива

Plural of жни́во (žnývo). Cognate with Polish żniwa.

• IPA^(key): [ʒneˈʋa]

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жнива́ • (žnyvá) n inan pl (genitive жнив, plural only)

1. harvest, harvesting (of crops)
2. (figuratively) hard work
3. (rare) harvest (yield of harvesting)
4. (figuratively) harvest (benefit or gain of other work)

• Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “жнива́”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “жнива”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “жнива”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒnɪʋɐ]

жни́ва • (žnýva) n inan

1. genitive singular of жни́во (žnývo)