житие

See also: житје

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʐɨtʲɪˈje]

Noun

житие́ • (žitijé) n inan (genitive жития́, nominative plural жития́, genitive plural жити́й)

1. (philosophy, ecclesiastic, dated) life, existence
2. (philosophy, ecclesiastic) life, biography

   жития́ святы́х ― žitijá svjatýx ― hagiography

Declension

Declension of житие́ (inan neut-form i-stem accent-b) 

	singular	plural
nominative	житие́ žitijé	жития́ žitijá
genitive	жития́ žitijá	жити́й žitíj
dative	житию́ žitijú	жития́м žitijám
accusative	житие́ žitijé	жития́ žitijá
instrumental	житие́м žitijém	жития́ми žitijámi
prepositional	житии́ žitií	жития́х žitijáx

Synonyms

• жизнь (žiznʹ) (modern and standard)
• живо́т (živót) (archaic, "stomach", "belly" in modern Russian)
• житьё (žitʹjó) (informal)