źěd

See also: Appendix:Variations of "zed"

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dědъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʑɪt/
• Rhymes: -ɪt
• Syllabification: źěd

Noun

źěd m anim (diminutive źědk or źědašk)

1. (derogatory) churl, cad
2. old man
   • 2021 November 25, Jill-Francis Ketlicojc, “Slědny dar nowembera [November’s last gift]”, in Nowy Casnik‎^[1], volume 72, number 47, page 6:

     Z wjasołym smjejkom se šmótli stary, brodaty źěd pó drogach jsy.

     With a cheerful smile, a bearded old man strolls along the streets of the village.

3. (rare) grandfather

Declension

Declension of źěd

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	źěd	źěda	źědy
genitive	źěda	źědowu	źědow
dative	źědoju	źědoma	źědam
accusative	źěda	źědowu	źědy, źědow
instrumental	źědom	źědoma	źědami
locative	źěźe	źědoma	źědach

Synonyms

• (old man): staručki, starc
• (grandfather): stary nan, starki, grosk

Derived terms

• źědowy

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “źěd”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999), “źěd”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag