żëwi

Kashubian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós
Proto-Balto-Slavic *gīˀwás
Proto-Slavic *žȋvъ
Kashubian żëwi

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žȋvъ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈʒɜ.vi/
    • 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 feminine neuter virile non-virile
    animate inanimate
    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]
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