жир

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žirъ.

• IPA^(key): [ʒir]

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жир • (žir) m (plural жирови)

1. acorn

   Synonym: желад (želad)

• жиръ (žir) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Inherited from Old East Slavic жиръ (žirŭ), from Proto-Slavic *žirъ.

• IPA^(key): [ʐɨr]

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• Rhymes: -ɨr

жир • (žir) m inan (genitive жи́ра, nominative plural жиры́, genitive plural жиро́в, relational adjective жирово́й or жи́рный, diminutive жиро́к)

1. fat or oil from the body of an animal
2. grease

• жире́ть (žirétʹ)
• жирова́ть (žirovátʹ)

• ма́сло (máslo)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žirъ. Related to жи̑в (“alive”).

• IPA^(key): /ʒîːr/

жи̑р m (Latin spelling žȋr)

1. acorn
2. (card games) acorns

German suits in Serbo-Croatian · њемачке боје, немачке боје, мађарске боје (layout · text)
црвена, срце	бундева, тиква	зелена, зеље, лист	жир

• “жир”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
• “жир”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

From Old East Slavic жиръ (žirŭ), from Proto-Slavic *žirъ.

The sense "clubs" is from a now-obsolete sense of "acorn". Acorns are one of the four suits in German-suited decks and were adapted by French card makers as the clubs suit. Compare Serbo-Croatian жир (“acorn; acorns (the card suit)”), Polish żołądź (“acorn; clubs”).

• IPA^(key): [ʒɪr]

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жир • (žyr) m inan (genitive жи́ру, nominative plural жири́, genitive plural жирі́в, relational adjective жирови́й)

1. fat or oil from the body of an animal

   Synonym: лій (lij)

2. grease
3. (colloquial, card games) clubs

   Synonym: тре́фа (tréfa)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “жир”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “жир”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “жир”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “жир”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)