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жи́ла

uncommon #8647
nounfeminineinanimatecountable
  • 1.

    vein, blood vesselanatomy

    Кровь в жи́лах застыла.

    The blood froze in his veins.

    often in the plural, esp. in set phrases

  • 2.

    tendon, sinewanatomy

    Мя́со жёсткое, одни́ жи́лы.

    The meat is tough, nothing but sinews.

  • 3.

    vein, lodemining

    В э́той горе нашли золоту́ю жи́лу.

    They found a vein of gold in this mountain.

  • 4.

    strand, core (of a cable)electrical

    Ка́бель с четырьмя жи́лами.

    A cable with four strands.

  • 5.

    skinflint, miser

    Он така́я жи́ла, копе́йки не даст.

    He's such a skinflint, he won't give you a penny.

    colloquial; of a person, common gender

  • 6.

    (raregut, sinew cord

    Струны́ сде́ланы из жи́лы.

    The strings are made of gut.

Examples

Declension

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

жи́ла

жи́лы

Gen.Genitive

жи́лы

жи́л

Dat.Dative

жи́ле

жи́лам

Acc.Accusative

жи́лу

жи́лы

Inst.Instrumental

жи́лой

жи́лою

жи́лами

Prep.Prepositional

жи́ле

жи́лах

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  • Iron edited translation 3 weeks ago.
  • laurencedreyfus edited translation 2 months ago.
  • RandysPudge edited translation 4 years ago.
  • RandysPudge edited translation 4 years ago.