žyś
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See also: Zys
Lower Sorbian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *žiti (“to live”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti. Cognate with Upper Sorbian žić, Polish żyć, Czech žít, Russian жить (žitʹ), Old Church Slavonic жити (žiti).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
žyś impf (perfective wužyś)
- (intransitive) to heal (become better)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of žyś (imperfective)
| Present | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | žyju žyjom |
žyjomej | žyjomy |
| 2nd person | žyjoš | žyjotej | žyjośo |
| 3rd person | žyjo | žyjotej | žyju |
| Preterite | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 1st person | žyjach | žyjachmej | žyjachmy |
| 2nd person | žyjašo | žyjaštej | žyjašćo |
| 3rd person | žyjašo | žyjaštej | žyjachu |
| Imperative | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| 2nd person | žyj | žyjtej | žyjśo |
- Participles
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Further reading[edit]
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “žyś”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “žyś”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag