zez

See also: ZEZ, zęz, and żeż

Basque

Noun

zez

  1. instrumental indefinite of ze

Kashubian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛs/
  • Rhymes: -ɛs
  • Syllabification: zez

Preposition

zez

  1. alternative form of z

Polish

Etymology

Per Brückner, inherited from Old Polish zez (“sice/sise, number six in a game of dice”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛs
  • Syllabification: zez

Noun

zez m animal or m inan

  1. (ophthalmology, pathology) squint, strabismus (defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles)
  2. squint (look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus)

Declension

Declension of zez
singular plural
nominative zez zezy
genitive zeza zezów
dative zezowi zezom
accusative zeza/zez zezy
instrumental zezem zezami
locative zezie zezach
vocative zezie zezy

Derived terms

adjectives
nouns
  • zez rozbieżny
  • zez zbieżny
verbs
  • zezować impf
adverbs
  • zezowato
nouns
  • zezowate szczęście
  • zezowatość

References

  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “zez”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

Further reading

  • zez in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • zez in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • zez in PWN's encyclopedia
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