život
Czech
Etymology
From Old Czech život, from Proto-Slavic *životъ (compare Old Church Slavonic животъ (životŭ), Russian живот (život), Serbo-Croatian život), probably from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂ (compare Lithuanian gyvatà (“life”), Sanskrit जीवित (jīvitá), Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬊 (gaiio, “life”) (accusative 𐬘𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬙𐬎𐬨 (jiiātum))), Ancient Greek βῐ́οτος (bíotos), Latin vīta, Old Irish bethu, bethad, Welsh bywyd), ultimately from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”), compare *gʷih₃wós (“alive”). Related to žít (“to live”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʒɪvot]
audio (file) - Hyphenation: ži‧vot
Noun
život m inan
- life
- běžný život ― ordinary life, regular life
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | život | životy |
| genitive | života | životů |
| dative | životu | životům |
| accusative | život | životy |
| vocative | živote | životy |
| locative | životě | životech |
| instrumental | životem | životy |
Derived terms
- doživotní
- životaschopný
- životní
- doživotně
- doživotí
- milostný život
- společenský život
- umělý život
- způsob života
- životabudič
- životopis
- život není peříčko
Related terms
- See žít
- živý
Further reading
- život in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- život in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- život in Internetová jazyková příručka
Old Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *životъ, probably from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂, ultimately from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”).
Noun
život m
- life
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | život | života, životy | životi, životové (životoví), životy |
| genitive | života, životu | životú (životou) | životóv (životuov, životů), život |
| dative | životu, životovi | životoma, životama | životóm (životuom, životům) |
| accusative | život, života | života, životy | životy |
| vocative | živote | života, životy | životi, životové (životoví), životy |
| locative | životě (živote), životu, životovi | životú (životou) | životiech (životích), životech, životách |
| instrumental | životem | životoma, životama | životy, životmi, životami |
Related terms
- žíti
- živý
Descendants
- Czech: život
Further reading
- “život”, in Vokabulář webový: webové hnízdo pramenů k poznání historické češtiny [online], Praha: Ústav pro jazyk český AV ČR, 2006–2023
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *životъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒǐʋot/
- Hyphenation: ži‧vot
Noun
žìvot m (Cyrillic spelling жѝвот)
- life
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | žìvot | živòti |
| genitive | živòta | živótā |
| dative | živòtu | živòtima |
| accusative | žìvot | živòte |
| vocative | žȉvote | živòti / žȉvoti |
| locative | živòtu | živòtima |
| instrumental | živòtom | živòtima |
Related terms
- živjeti/živeti
- živ
- živežne namirnice
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *životъ (compare Old Church Slavonic животъ (životŭ), Russian живот (život), Serbo-Croatian život), probably from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂ (compare Lithuanian gyvatà (“life”), Sanskrit जीवित (jīvitá), Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬊 (gaiio, “life”) (accusative 𐬘𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬙𐬎𐬨 (jiiātum))), Ancient Greek βῐ́οτος (bíotos), Latin vīta, Old Irish bethu, bethad, Welsh bywyd), ultimately from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”), compare *gʷih₃wós (“alive”). Related to žiť (“to live”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʒivot]
Noun
život m (genitive singular života, nominative plural životy, genitive plural životov, declension pattern of dub)
- life
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | život | životy |
| genitive | života | životov |
| dative | životu | životom |
| accusative | život | životy |
| locative | živote | životoch |
| instrumental | životom | životmi |
Antonyms
- smrť
Derived terms
- živôtik
- doživotie
- životopis
- životopisec
Related terms
- žiť
- živý
- životný
Further reading
- život in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk