zub
See also: Zub
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech zub, from Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzup]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -zup, -up
Noun
zub m inan
- tooth (structure present in the mouth of many animals)
- mít toho plné zuby! ― to be fed up (one's teeth are full)
- Darovanému koni na zuby nehleď. ― Don't look at the teeth of a donated horse / don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
- tooth (a projection on the edge of an instrument)
- tooth (projection resembling a tooth)
- nib, bite
- něco na zub ― something 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
- ^ 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 (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “zub”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “zub”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
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 inan (diminutive zubk)
Declension
Declension of zub
Derived terms
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 549
Old Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
zub m inan
- tooth
- vtieti zuby v něčso ― to sink one's teeth into something
- lomiti zuby ― to grind one's teeth
- c. 1420, Knihy, jenž slovú Zrcadlo člověčieho spasenie[1]:
- Uši jeho nikdy by neohlechle a zubi jeho nikdy by laskomin netrpěli.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of zub (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | zub | zuby | zubi, zubové |
| genitive | zuba, zubu | zubú | zubóv |
| dative | zubu | zuboma | zubóm |
| accusative | zub | zuby | zuby |
| vocative | zube | zuby | zubi, zubové |
| locative | zubě, zubu | zubú | zubiech |
| instrumental | zubem | zuboma | zuby |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Descendants
- Czech: zub
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “zub”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zûːb/
Noun
zȗb m inan (Cyrillic spelling зу̑б)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zȗb | zubi |
| genitive | zuba | zúbī / zúbā |
| dative | zubu | zubima |
| accusative | zub | zube |
| vocative | zube | zubi |
| locative | zubu | zubima |
| instrumental | zubom | zubima |
Derived terms
References
- ^ 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 Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zup]
Noun
zub m inan (genitive singular zuba, nominative plural zuby, genitive plural zubov, declension pattern of dub)
Declension
Declension of zub
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- “zub”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025