пожива

Borrowed from Carpathian Rusyn пожи́ва (požýva). Compare Ukrainian пожи́ва (požýva).

• IPA^(key): [pɔˈʒiva]
• Rhymes: -iva
• Hyphenation: по‧жи‧ва

пожива (poživa) f (relational adjective поживови)

1. (uncountable) food, nourishment, eatables

   Synonym: поживенє (poživenje)

   Near-synonyms: єдзенє (jedzenje), єдло (jedlo), кост (kost)

   [Ложка] служи за залапйованє чечней и получечней поживи и даєдней черствей поживи (рискаша и дробна пожива).

   [Ložka] služi za zalapjovanje čečnej i polučečnej poživi i dajednej čerstvej poživi (riskaša i drobna poživa).

   [The spoon] is used for the scooping of liquid and semi-liquid food, and some solid food (rice and small food).

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “пожива”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “nourishment”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 191

Deverbal from пожи́витися (požývytysja).

• IPA^(key): [pɔˈʒɪʋɐ]

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пожи́ва • (požýva) f inan (genitive пожи́ви, uncountable)

1. nourishment, food (something that nourishes)

   Synonyms: їжа f (jiža), харчува́ння n (xarčuvánnja)

   Near-synonym: продово́льство n (prodovólʹstvo)

2. feed (food for animals)

   Synonym: корм m (korm)

3. prey (a living thing that is eaten by another living thing)

   Synonym: здо́бич f (zdóbyč)

4. (figuratively) pickings (income or other gains, especially if obtained in an unscrupulous or objectionable manner)
5. (figuratively) food

   пожи́ва для ро́здумів ― požýva dlja rózdumiv ― food for thought

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “пожива”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2022), “пожива”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 13 (підку́са – покі́рно), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “пожива”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “пожива”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “пожива”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[1]
• “пожива”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “пожива”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua]‎^[2]