зӕронд
Ossetian
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *ĵárHanth, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĵárHants, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵérh₂onts.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒərond/
Adjective
зӕро́нд • (zærónd) (plural зӕрӕдтӕ)
- old; ancient, archaic
- зӕронд адӕймаг ― zærond adæjmag ― old person
- зӕронд лӕг ― zærond læg ― old man
- зӕронд ус ― zærond us ― old woman
Noun
зӕро́нд • (zærónd) (plural зӕрӕдтӕ)
- old age, senility
References
- Бигулаев, Б. Б.; Гагкаев, К. Е.; Кулаев, Н. X.; Туаева, О. Н. (1970), “зӕронд”, in Касаев А. М., editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Publishing House “Ir”
- Абаев, В. И. (1970), “старый”, in Русско-осетинский словарь [Russian–Ossetian Dictionary] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: Soviet Encyclopedia
- Абаев, В. И. (1989) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume IV, Moscow, Leningrad: Academy Press, page 305