żëwi

Kashubian

Alternative forms

• żiw

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žȋvъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒɜvi/
• Rhymes: -ɜvi
• Syllabification: żë‧wi

Adjective

żëwi (comparative żëwszi, superlative nôżëwszi)

1. (not comparable) living, alive (having life)
2. lively (having much energy and vitality)
3. kind, merciful

Declension

Declension of żëwi (hard)

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative	żëwi		żëwô	żëwé	żëwi	żëwé
genitive	żëwégò		żëwi	żëwégò	żëwëch
dative	żëwémù		żëwi	żëwémù	żëwim
accusative	żëwégò	żëwi	żëwą	żëwé	żëwëch	żëwé
instrumental	żëwim		żëwą	żëwim	żëwima
locative	żëwim		żëwi	żëwim	żëwëch

Further reading

• Sychta, Bernard (1973) “žëvi”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 6 (U – Ž), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 301
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “żywy”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]