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See also: Žem.
English[edit]
Noun[edit]
zem (plural zems)
- (informal) A zemidjan.
- 2009, Anthony Ham, West Africa (page 109)
- The name of the hotel will draw a blank with most zems so try asking for 'Les Paillotes'.
- 2013, Simon Richmond, Stuart Butler, Lonely Planet Africa
- The omnipresence of zems (zemijohns; motorbike taxis) has translated into the near disappearance of car taxis […]
- 2009, Anthony Ham, West Africa (page 109)
Anagrams[edit]
Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē (“ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
zem f
Synonyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- zem in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- zem in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- zem in Internetová jazyková příručka
Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Common Balto-Slavic root, compare to zeme
Preposition[edit]
zem (with genitive)
Synonyms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Slovak[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē (“ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
zem f (genitive singular zeme, nominative plural zeme, genitive plural zemí, declension pattern of dlaň)
Declension[edit]
Declension of zem
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- zem in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Sudovian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm. Compare Lithuanian žẽmė, Latvian zeme, Old Prussian semmē.[1][2]
Noun[edit]
zem
- earth, land, soil
- “Pagan dialects from Narew” line 12, (copied by V. Zinov, 1983):
References[edit]
- ^ Zigmas Zinkevičius (1985), “Lenkų-jotvingių žodynėlis? [A Polish-Yotvingian dictionary?]”, in Baltistica (in Lithuanian), volume 21, issue 1, page 82: “zem ‘žemė, l. ziemie’ 12.”
- ^ “žẽmė” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–): “nar. s. zem Erde [...] Nar. zem ist nicht klar.”.
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