zeman

See also: Zeman

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech zeměnín. By surface analysis, zem +‎ -an.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈzɛman]

Noun

zeman m anim (feminine zemanka)

  1. (historical) yeoman

Declension
Declension of zeman (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative zeman zemané, zemani, zemanové
genitive zemana zemanů
dative zemanovi, zemanu zemanům
accusative zemana zemany
vocative zemane zemané, zemani, zemanové
locative zemanovi, zemanu zemanech
instrumental zemanem zemany

Further reading
  • zeman in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • zeman in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • zeman in Internetová jazyková příručka

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *temaną.

Verb

zeman

  1. be fitting (impersonal)
  2. be meet (impersonal)

Conjugation
Conjugation of zeman (strong class 4)
infinitive zeman
indicative present past
1st person singular zimu, zimo zam
2nd person singular zimis, zimist zāmi
3rd person singular zimit zam
1st person plural zemem, zememēs zāmum, zāmumēs
2nd person plural zemet zāmut
3rd person plural zemant zāmun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular zeme zāmi
2nd person singular zemēs, zemēst zāmīs, zāmīst
3rd person singular zeme zāmi
1st person plural zemēm, zememēs zāmīm, zāmīmēs
2nd person plural zemēt zāmīt
3rd person plural zemēn zāmīn
imperative present
singular zim
plural zemet
participle present past
zemanti gizoman

Derived terms
  • gizeman

Descendants
  • Middle High German: zëmen; gezëmen

References
  1. Wright, Joseph. An Old High German Primer, Second Edition, 1906.

Zazaki

Etymology

Compare Persian زمان (zemân).

Noun

zeman

  1. time
  2. epoch
  3. era
  4. (grammar) tense

See also
  • zeman zeman
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