živa
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Etymology
From živa, indefinite feminine form of živ (“alive, lively”). Compare Macedonian жива (živa), Slovene živo srebro, semantically English quicksilver, Latin argentum vivum and Persian جیوه (jive, “mercury”).
Pronunciation
Noun
žȉva f (Cyrillic spelling жи̏ва)
Declension
Declension of živa
Adjective
živa
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