život
/[ˈʒɪvot]/
Czechnoun
Definitions
- 1.life
běžný život
ordinary life, regular life
- 2.datedclothes covering the breasts and the belly
Šaty měly kratinký život a kratinké rukávy.
Na červených šatech má růžový přešívaný život.
Synonyms & related words
Word family
⚠️ False friend alert
- Looks like život in Serbian — but there it means “waist/torso”. Life vs waist/torso.
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech život, from Proto-Slavic *životъ (compare Old Church Slavonic животъ (životŭ), Russian живот (život), Serbo-Croatian život), probably from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂ (compare Lithuanian gyvatà (“life”), Sanskrit जीवित (jīvitá), Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬊 (gaiio, “life”) (accusative 𐬘𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬙𐬎𐬨 (jiiātum))), Ancient Greek βῐ́οτος (bĭ́otos), Latin vīta, Old Irish bethu, bethad, Welsh bywyd), ultimately from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”), compare *gʷih₃wós (“alive”). Related to žít (“to live”).
Forms
- životníadjective • relational
- živůtekdiminutive
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | život | životy |
| Genitive | života, životu | životů |
| Dative | životu | životům |
| Accusative | život | životy |
| Vocative | živote | životy |
| Locative | životě | životech |
| Instrumental | životem | životy |
Nominative
Singular
život
Plural
životy
Genitive
Singular
života, životu
Plural
životů
Dative
Singular
životu
Plural
životům
Accusative
Singular
život
Plural
životy
Vocative
Singular
živote
Plural
životy
Locative
Singular
životě
Plural
životech
Instrumental
Singular
životem
Plural
životy