ząb
See also: zab, Ząb, żab, and žab
Kashubian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos.
Noun
ząb m
- tooth
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 549
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish ząb, from Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos.Cognate with Sanskrit जम्भ (jámbha, “tooth, tusk”)[2] and English comb.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zɔmp/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔmp
- Syllabification: ząb
Noun
ząb m inan (diminutive ząbek, augmentative zębisko)
- tooth
Declension
Declension of ząb
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ząb | zęby |
| genitive | zęba | zębów |
| dative | zębowi | zębom |
| accusative | ząb | zęby |
| instrumental | zębem | zębami |
| locative | zębie | zębach |
| vocative | zębie | zęby |
Derived terms
adjectives
- bezzębny
- bezzęby
- zębaty
- zębowy
nouns
- bezzębie
- bezzębność
- ozębna
- widłoząb
- zębatka
- zębina
- zębowiec
verbs
- ostrzyć sobie zęby
- zazębiać
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 549
- Monier Williams (1899), “ząb”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0412.
Further reading
- ząb in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ząb in Polish dictionaries at PWN