zem

See also: Žem.

English

Noun

zem (plural zems)

1. (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 […]

Anagrams

• MEZ

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Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē (“ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɛm]

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

zem f

1. earth
2. country (nation state or a political entity)

Synonyms

• země

Further reading

• zem in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• zem in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Latvian

Etymology

Common Balto-Slavic root, compare to zeme

Preposition

zem (with genitive)

1. under

Synonyms

• apakš

Related terms

• zeme
• zems, zemisks, zemiskums

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē (“ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zem]

Noun

zem f (genitive singular zeme, nominative plural zeme, genitive plural zemí, declension pattern of dlaň)

1. earth

Declension

Declension of zem

	singular	plural
nominative	zem	zeme
genitive	zeme	zemí
dative	zemi	zemiam
accusative	zem	zeme
locative	zemi	zemiach
instrumental	zemou	zemami

Derived terms

• zemský
• zemný

See also

• Zem

References

• zem in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

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Sudovian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm. Compare Lithuanian žẽmė, Latvian zeme, Old Prussian semmē.

Noun

zem

1. earth, land, soil
   • “Pogańske gwary z Narewu” line 12, (copied by V. Zinov, 1983):

     ziemie — zem

     land