życie

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʐɨ.t͡ɕɛ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨt͡ɕɛ
  • Syllabification: ży‧cie
  • Homophone: rzycie

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žitьje, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti (“to be alive”), from *gʷih₃wós (“alive”), from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”). Cognates include Lithuanian gyventi, Sanskrit जीवति (jīvati), Latin vīvō and Ancient Greek ζῶ (zô).

Noun

życie n

  1. life, the state of being alive
  2. lifetime
  3. (video games) life, chance to play that is lost when a mistake is made
  4. verbal noun of żyć
Declension
Declension of życie
singular plural
nominative życie życia
genitive życia żyć
dative życiu życiom
accusative życie życia
instrumental życiem życiami
locative życiu życiach
vocative życie życia
Derived terms
adjectives
nouns

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

życie n

  1. locative singular of żyto

Further reading
  • życie in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • życie in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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