жима

Chechen

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *džˁVmeᶰ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒima/

Adjective

жима • (žima)

1. small, little
2. young

See also

• къона (qʼona)

Old Novgorodian

Etymology

Old Pskovian s–sh and z–zh merger ‒ “shokanye” («шоканье») or lisping.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: жи‧ма

Noun

жима • (zʹima) f

1. Old Pskovian form of ꙁима (zima, “winter”)

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak zima, from Proto-Slavic *zima. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn зи́ма (zýma) and Slovak zima. Compare Old Pskovian жима (zʹima).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒima]
• Rhymes: -ima
• Hyphenation: жи‧ма

Noun

жима (žima) f (diminutive жимочка, relational adjective жимски or жимушнї)

1. winter
2. the cold, coldness
3. chills, fever

   биє го жима ― bije ho žima ― he has a fever (literally, “the cold is hitting him”)

4. oral sore
5. anxiety, shivers, goosebumps

Declension

Declension of жима (žima)

	singular	plural
nominative	жима (žima)	жими (žimi)
genitive	жими (žimi)	жимох (žimox)
dative	жими (žimi)	жимом (žimom)
accusative	жиму (žimu)	жими (žimi)
instrumental	жиму (žimu)	жимами (žimami)
locative	жими (žimi)	жимох (žimox)
vocative	жимо (žimo)	жими (žimi)

Derived terms

adjectives

• жимни (žimni)
• жимняви (žimnjavi)
• жимов (žimov)
• жимушнї (žimušnji)

adverbs

• вжиме (vžime)
• жимно (žimno)

nouns

• жимнїца f (žimnjica)
• жимовнїк m inan (žimovnjik)

verbs

• жимнїц impf (žimnjic)
• жимовац impf (žimovac)

See also

Seasons in Pannonian Rusyn · рочни часци (ročni časci) (layout · text) · category
яр (jar, “spring”)	лєто (ljeto, “summer”)	єшень (ješenʹ, “autumn”)	жима (žima, “winter”)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “жима”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “winter”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 378