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заживо

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Russian

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Etymology

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First attested in 1741. From за- (za-) +‎ жи́во (žívo).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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за́живо (záživo)

  1. being alive
    Synonym: (archaic) вжи́ве (vžíve)
    Поджига́тель за́живо сжёг люде́й.Podžigátelʹ záživo sžog ljudéj.An arsonist burned people alive.
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References

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  • Shansky, N. M., editor (1975), “заживо”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, number 6 (З), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 30