Żyd

See also: żyd, Žyd, and żyd.

Old Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Czech Žid.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ʒʲɨt/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ʒʲɨt/

Noun

Żyd m ?

  1. jew

Descendants

  • Polish: Żyd

References

  1. Šekli, Matej (2015) “Old Romance place names in early South Slavic and late Proto-Slavic sound changes”, in Linguistica, volume 55(1), page 106

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish Żyd, from Old Czech Žid, from West South Slavic *Židъ, from early South Slavic *Žydъ, from Romance *Ǯūdēus, from Latin iūdaeus,[1] from Ancient Greek Ῐ̓ουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá).

For similar religious borrowings, compare Rzym (Rome), krzyż (cross).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʐɨt/
  • (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈʐɨt/
  • Rhymes: -ɨt
  • Syllabification: Żyd
  • Homophones: żyd, żyt

Noun

Żyd m pers (female equivalent Żydówka)

  1. (Judaism) Jew (person with cultural or ancestral Jewish connections)

Declension

References

  1. Šekli, Matej (2015) “Old Romance place names in early South Slavic and late Proto-Slavic sound changes”, in Linguistica, volume 55(1), page 106

Further reading

  • Żyd in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Żyd in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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