Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/židъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Likely through some Balkan Romance dialect, from Old Italian giudeo, from Latin iūdaeus.
The secondary meaning giant/mythical person is likely derived from the meaning Jew based on the Biblical tradition that Jews were the "chosen people" by God. Vasmer, nonetheless, presumes a native origin (see dial. Russian жиди (židi)).
Noun
*židъ m[1]
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žìdъ | *žìdy | *žìdove |
| genitive | *žìdu | *žìdovu | *žìdovъ |
| dative | *žìdovi | *žìdъma | *žìdъmъ |
| accusative | *žìdъ | *žìdy | *žìdy |
| instrumental | *žìdъmь | *žìdъma | *žìdъmī |
| locative | *žìdū | *žìdovu | *žìdъxъ |
| vocative | *žìdu | *žìdy | *žìdove |
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žìdъ | *žìda | *žìdi |
| genitive | *žìda | *žìdu | *žìdъ |
| dative | *žìdu | *žìdoma | *žìdomъ |
| accusative | *žìdъ | *žìda | *žìdy |
| instrumental | *žìdъmь, *žìdomь* | *žìdoma | *žìdȳ |
| locative | *žìdě | *žìdu | *žìdě̄xъ |
| vocative | *žìde | *žìda | *žìdi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *židovьskъ (“Jewish”)
- *židovinъ (“Jewish person”)
Descendants
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жид”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жиди”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жид”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 543