zeman

See also: Zeman

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech zeměnín. By surface analysis, zem +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɛman]

Noun

zeman m anim (female equivalent zemanka)

1. (historical) yeoman

Declension

Declension of zeman (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	zeman	zemané, zemani, zemanové
genitive	zemana	zemanů
dative	zemanovi, zemanu	zemanům
accusative	zemana	zemany
vocative	zemane	zemané, zemani, zemanové
locative	zemanovi, zemanu	zemanech
instrumental	zemanem	zemany

Further reading

• “zeman”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “zeman”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “zeman”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Old High German

Alternative forms

• gizëman

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *temaną.

Verb

zëman

1. be fitting (impersonal)
2. be meet (impersonal)
3. be necessary (impersonal)

Conjugation

Conjugation of zëman (strong class 4)

infinitive	zëman
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	zimu, zimo	zam
2nd person singular	zimis, zimist	zāmi
3rd person singular	zimit	zam
1st person plural	zëmem, zëmemēs	zāmum, zāmumēs
2nd person plural	zëmet	zāmut
3rd person plural	zëmant	zāmun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	zëme	zāmi
2nd person singular	zëmēs, zëmēst	zāmīs, zāmīst
3rd person singular	zëme	zāmi
1st person plural	zëmēm, zëmemēs	zāmīm, zāmīmēs
2nd person plural	zëmēt	zāmīt
3rd person plural	zëmēn	zāmīn
imperative	present
singular	zim
plural	zëmet
participle	present	past
	zëmanti	gizoman

Descendants

• Middle High German: zëmen; gezëmen
  • German: ziemen; geziemen; ziemlich

References

• Wright, Joseph (1906), An Old High German Primer‎^[1], second edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Zazaki

Etymology

Compare Persian زمان (zemân).

Noun

zeman

1. time
2. epoch
3. era
4. (grammar) tense

See also

• zeman zeman