живопись

Russian

Etymology

живо́й (živój, “alive”) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ -пис (-pis) +‎ -ь (-ʹ), from a combining form of писа́ть (pisátʹ, “to write”); cf. Ancient Greek ζωγραφία (zōgraphía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʐɨvəpʲɪsʲ]
  • (file)

Noun

жи́вопись • (žívopisʹ) f inan (genitive жи́вописи, uncountable)

  1. painting
  2. pictures, paintings

Declension

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