жвир

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak zver, zvier, from Proto-Slavic *zvě̑rь. Cognates include Slovak zver and Carpathian Rusyn звірь (zvirʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒvir]
• Rhymes: -ir
• Hyphenation: жвир

Noun

жвир (žvir) f or m anim

1. animal, beast

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “жвир”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy