зӕронд

Ossetian

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *ĵárHanth, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĵárHants, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵérh₂onts.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʒɐ.ró̞n̪t̪]
  • Hyphenation: зӕ‧ронд

Adjective

зӕронд • (zærond) (plural зӕрӕдтӕ)

  1. old; ancient, archaic
    зӕронд адӕймаг ― zærond adæjmag ― old person
    зӕронд лӕг ― zærond læg ― old man
    зӕронд ус ― zærond us ― old woman

Noun

зӕронд • (zærond) (plural зӕрӕдтӕ)

  1. old age, senility

References
  • Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “зӕронд”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
  • Abajev, V. I. (1970) “старый”, in Русско-осетинский словарь [Russian–Ossetian Dictionary] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: Soviet Encyclopedia
  • Abajev, V. I. (1989) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume IV, Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press, page 305
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