жыд
Belarusian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic жидъ (židŭ, “Jew”), from Proto-Slavic *židъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʐɨt]
Noun
жыд • (žyd) m pers (genitive жы́да, nominative plural жыды́, genitive plural жыдо́ў, feminine жыдо́ўка, related adjective жыдо́ўскі)
- (archaic) Jew
- (offensive) Jew, kike
- Synonyms: яўрэ́й (jaŭréj), габрэ́й (habréj) (Taraškievica)
Declension
Declension of жыд (pr hard masc-form accent-c)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | жыд žyd | жыды́ žydý |
| genitive | жы́да žýda | жыдо́ў žydóŭ |
| dative | жы́ду žýdu | жыда́м žydám |
| accusative | жы́да žýda | жыдо́ў žydóŭ |
| instrumental | жы́дам žýdam | жыда́мі žydámi |
| locative | жы́дзе žýdzje | жыда́х žydáx |
| vocative | жы́дзе žýdzje | — |
| count form | — | жы́ды1 žýdy1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Usage notes
- Historically it was a regular, non-offensive term but with the Russian influence (compare with Russian жид (žid)), it can now be very offensive.
- Some users still consider the term non-offensive.
References
- “жыд” in Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org