пожива

Ukrainian

Etymology

Deverbal from пожи́витися (požývytysja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɔˈʒɪʋɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

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

Declension

Declension of пожи́ва (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	пожи́ва požýva
genitive	пожи́ви požývy
dative	пожи́ві požývi
accusative	пожи́ву požývu
instrumental	пожи́вою požývoju
locative	пожи́ві požývi
vocative	пожи́во požývo

Further reading

• 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 [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “пожива”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “пожива”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)