жид
Russian
Alternative forms
- жидъ (žid) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic жидъ (židŭ, “Jew”), from Proto-Slavic *židъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʐɨt]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɨt
Noun
жид • (žid) m anim (genitive жида́, nominative plural жиды́, genitive plural жидо́в, feminine жидо́вка, related adjective жидо́вский, diminutive жидо́к or жидёнок)
- (offensive, taboo) Jew, yid, kike
- (Can we date this quote?), Константин Беляев, Куплеты про евреев:
- И е́сли в кра́не нет воды —
Во́ду вы́пили жиды́.
Евре́и, евре́и, кругом одни́ евре́и...- I jésli v kráne net vody —
Vódu výpili židý.
Jevréi, jevréi, krugom odní jevréi... - If there's no water in the tap,
Thewater was drunken by kikes.
Jews, Jews, everywhere only Jews...
- I jésli v kráne net vody —
- Synonyms: евре́й (jevréj), иуде́й (iudéj), жидови́н (židovín)
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- (colloquial) niggard; miser
- Synonym: жа́дина (žádina)
Usage notes
- The term was originally neutral, standard in the official language up to the 19th century. In modern Russian, it has become a slur.
Declension
Declension of жид (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-b)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | жи́д žíd | жиды́ židý |
genitive | жида́ židá | жидо́в židóv |
dative | жиду́ židú | жида́м židám |
accusative | жида́ židá | жидо́в židóv |
instrumental | жидо́м židóm | жида́ми židámi |
prepositional | жиде́ židé | жида́х židáx |
Derived terms
- жидо́вский (židóvskij)
- жидо́вствовать (židóvstvovatʹ)
- жидо́вствующий (židóvstvujuščij)
- жидо́к (židók)
- жидёнок (židjónok)
- жидя́ра (židjára)
- жидовщина (židovščina)
- жидомасо́н (židomasón)
- жидомасо́нский (židomasónskij)
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic жидъ (židŭ, “Jew”), from Proto-Slavic *židъ.
The offensive connotation of the word was influenced by such connotation in the Russian жид (žid).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʒɪd]
Noun
жид • (žyd) m pers (genitive жи́да, nominative plural жиди́, genitive plural жиді́в, feminine жидо́вка, related adjective жиді́вський)
- (archaic) Jew
- (offensive) Jew, kike
- Synonym: євре́й (jevréj)
Usage notes
- Caution should be taken with the term. Although many people consider it a regular, non-offensive term in Ukrainian, as it was historically, others consider it very offensive, possibly due to the Russian usage where the word is now considered offensive.
Declension
Declension of жид (pers hard masc-form accent-c)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | жид žyd | жиди́ žydý |
genitive | жи́да žýda | жиді́в žydív |
dative | жи́дові, жи́ду žýdovi, žýdu | жида́м žydám |
accusative | жи́да žýda | жиді́в žydív |
instrumental | жи́дом žýdom | жида́ми žydámy |
locative | жи́дові, жи́ді žýdovi, žýdi | жида́х žydáx |
vocative | жи́де žýde | жиди́ žydý |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “жид”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “жид”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)