zub

Czech

Etymology

From Old Czech zub, from Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzup]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -zup, -up

Noun

zub m inan

  1. tooth (structure present in the mouth of many animals)
    Darovanému koni na zuby nehleď.Don't look at the teeth of a donated horse / don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
    mít toho plné zuby!to be fed up (one's teeth are full)
  2. tooth (a projection on the edge of an instrument)
  3. tooth (projection resembling a tooth)
  4. nib, bite
    něco na zubsomething to nibble on; some snacks
    Bylo nám jasné že dostaneme něco dobrého na zub.It was clear that we were going to get something good to eat.

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 549

Further reading

  • zub in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • zub in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • zub in Internetová jazyková příručka

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zup/

Noun

zub m (diminutive zubk)

  1. tooth

Declension

Derived terms

  • zubak
  • zubank
  • zubaŕ
  • zubaty
  • zubawa
  • zubcyck
  • zubcyk
  • zubick
  • zubik
  • zubikaty
  • zubisko
  • zubiś se
  • zubkaty
  • zubny
  • zubowy
  • zuby
  • zubybólenje

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 549

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zûːb/

Noun

zȗb m (Cyrillic spelling зу̑б)

  1. tooth

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 549

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzup/

Noun

zub m (genitive singular zuba, nominative plural zuby, genitive plural zubov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. tooth

Declension

Derived terms

  • zubár m
  • zubisko n
  • zubný m
  • zúbok m, zubček m
  • zubový

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 549

Further reading

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