житьѥ

See also: житье and житьё

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žitьje.

Noun

житьѥ • (žitĭje) n

  1. life
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 181-184:
      аще бо земьнаѥго цѣсарꙗ врагомъ иже бѫдетъ дроугъ то нѣстъ и житию достоинъ нъ съ врагꙑ ѥго оумираѥтъ
      ašte bo zemĭnajego cěsarja vragomŭ iže bǫdetŭ drugŭ to něstŭ i žitiju dostoinŭ nŭ sŭ vragy jego umirajetŭ
      If a man who allies himself to the enemies of an earthly king does not even deserve to live, but is put to death along with them
    • from Vita Constantini, 0401510-0401520:
      философь юнꙑи не любить житꙇа сего; то не ѡтьпоустимь ѥго ѡбꙿщинꙑ, нъ постригꙿше и на поповꙿство ѡтьдадимь и.
      filosofĭ junyi ne ljubitĭ žitia sego; to ne otĭpustimĭ jego obꙿštiny, nŭ postrigꙿše i na popovꙿstvo otĭdadimĭ i.
      This young Philosopher does not love this life. Let us not exclude him from the community but tonsure him and give him over to the priesthood.

Declension
Declension of житьѥ (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative житьѥ
žitĭje		 житьи
žitĭi		 житьꙗ
žitĭja
genitive житьꙗ
žitĭja		 житью
žitĭju		 житьи
žitĭi
dative житью
žitĭju		 житьема
žitĭema		 житьемъ
žitĭemŭ
accusative житьѥ
žitĭje		 житьи
žitĭi		 житьꙗ
žitĭja
instrumental житьемь
žitĭemĭ		 житьема
žitĭema		 житьи
žitĭi
locative житьи
žitĭi		 житью
žitĭju		 житьихъ
žitĭixŭ
vocative житьѥ
žitĭje		 житьи
žitĭi		 житьꙗ
žitĭja

Descendants
  • Russian: житие (žitije)
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