жнива

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʒneˈʋa]

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Noun

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)

Declension

Declension of жнива́
(inan pl-only hard neut-form accent-b)

	plural
nominative	жнива́ žnyvá
genitive	жнив žnyv
dative	жнива́м žnyvám
accusative	жнива́ žnyvá
instrumental	жнива́ми žnyvámy
locative	жнива́х žnyváx
vocative	жнива́ žnyvá

Further reading

• 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 (2010–2025), “жнива”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒnɪʋɐ]

Noun

жни́ва • (žnýva) n inan

1. genitive singular of жни́во (žnývo)