| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Gender | feminine |
| Afrikaans | lewe |
|---|---|
| Albanian | jetë |
| Czech | život |
| Danish | liv |
| Dutch | hachje; leven |
| English | life |
| English (Old English) | lif |
| Esperanto | vivo |
| Faeroese | lív |
| French | vie |
| German | Leben |
| Greek | ζωή |
| Hungarian | élet |
| Icelandic | líf; æfi |
| Italian | vita |
| Latin | vita |
| Low German | leaven; leyven |
| Luxemburgish | Liewen |
| Norwegian | liv |
| Papiamento | bida |
| Polish | życie |
| Portuguese | vida; viver |
| Romanian | viață |
| Russian | жизнь |
| Saterland Frisian | Lieuwend |
| Scots | life |
| Spanish | vida |
| Swahili | maisha |
| Swedish | levnad; liv |
| Thai | ชีวิต |
| Turkish | çoğulu |
| West Frisian | leven; libben |
| Yiddish | לעבן |