Żyd

See also: żyd, Žyd, and żyd.

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 (Yəhūḏā(h)).

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Żyd m pers (feminine Żydówka)

  1. Jew (a 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 (in English), 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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