жиза
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]A clipping derived one way or another from жизнь (žiznʹ, “life”). If directly, then cf. винда́ (vindá) < Ви́ндоуз (Víndouz) for the conversion to a class 1 feminine noun. Semantically, however, it corresponds better to жи́зненный (žíznennyj, “relatable”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]жи́за or жиза́† • (žíza or žizá†) f inan (genitive жи́зы▽ or жизы́▽, nominative plural *жи́зы or *жизы́, genitive plural *жиз) († slightly less common; ▽ uncommon)
- (youth slang, usually as an interjection) a relatable situation (a life situation that the speaker has personally experienced)
Usage notes
[edit]The plural forms are conjectural or unused.
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | жи́за, жиза́† žíza, žizᆠ|
*жи́зы, *жизы́ *žízy, *žizý |
genitive | жи́зы▽, жизы́▽ žízy▽, žizý▽ |
*жи́з *žíz |
dative | жи́зе▽, жизе́▽ žíze▽, žizé▽ |
*жи́зам, *жиза́м *žízam, *žizám |
accusative | жи́зу▽, жизу́▽ žízu▽, žizú▽ |
*жи́зы, *жизы́ *žízy, *žizý |
instrumental | жи́зой▽, жи́зою▽, жизо́й▽, жизо́ю▽ žízoj▽, žízoju▽, žizój▽, žizóju▽ |
*жи́зами, *жиза́ми *žízami, *žizámi |
prepositional | жи́зе▽, жизе́▽ žíze▽, žizé▽ |
*жи́зах, *жиза́х *žízax, *žizáx |
† Slightly less common.
▽ Uncommon.
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