Židov

See also: zidov and židov

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *židъ, Proto-Slavic *židovinъ, from Italian giudeo, from Latin Iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from Hebrew יהודי (Yehudi).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒǐdoʋ/, /ʒîdoʋ/
Hyphenation: Ži‧dov

Noun

Žìdov or Žȉdov m anim (Cyrillic spelling Жѝдов or Жи̏дов, female equivalent Žìdōvka or Žȉdōvka)

(chiefly Croatia) Jew
Synonyms: (chiefly Serbia, Bosnia) Jèvrejin, Jevrej
(Serbia, Bosnia, ethnic slur): yid, kike

Declension

Declension of *Židov*
	singular	plural
nominative	Židov	Židovi
genitive	Židova	Židova
dative	Židovu	Židovima
accusative	Židova	Židove
vocative	Židove	Židovi
locative	Židovu	Židovima
instrumental	Židovom	Židovima

Derived terms

Židovče (diminutive)
židovstvo (“Jewry”)
židovski (“Jewish”)

References

“Židov”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
“Židov”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање edition, volume 2, Нови Сад, Загреб: Матица српска, Матица хрватска, 1967, published 1990, page 38