Żyd

See also: żyd and Žyd

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish Żyd, borrowed from Old Czech Žid, borrowed from West South Slavic *Židъ, from early South Slavic *Žydъ, borrowed from Romance *Ǯūdēus, from Latin iūdaeus,[1] borrowed 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
  • Homophone: żyd

Noun

Żyd m pers (feminine Żydówka)

  1. Jew (a person with cultural or ancestral Jewish connections)

Declension
Declension of Żyd
singular plural
nominative Żyd Żydzi
genitive Żyda Żydów
dative Żydowi Żydom
accusative Żyda Żydów
instrumental Żydem Żydami
locative Żydzie Żydach
vocative Żydzie Żydzi

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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