жиза
Russian
Alternative forms
- жиз (žiz)
- жизза (žizza) — far less common
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): [ˈʐɨzə]
Audio: (file) - IPA(key): [ʐɨˈza] (slightly less common)
Audio: (file)
Noun
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
The plural forms are conjectural or unused.
Declension
Declension of жи́за, жиза́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a/b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.