zub

See also: Zub

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech zub, from Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈzup]
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  • Rhymes: -zup, -up

Noun

zub m inan

  1. tooth (structure present in the mouth of many animals)
    mít toho plné zuby! ― to be fed up (one's teeth are full)
    Darovanému koni na zuby nehleď. ― Don't look at the teeth of a donated horse / don't look a gift horse in the mouth.
  2. tooth (a projection on the edge of an instrument)
  3. tooth (projection resembling a tooth)
  4. nib, bite
    něco na zub ― something to nibble on; some snacks
    Bylo nám jasné, že dostaneme něco dobrého na zub. ― It was clear that we were going to get something good to eat.

Declension
Declension of zub (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative zub zuby
genitive zubu zubů
dative zubu zubům
accusative zub zuby
vocative zube zuby
locative zubu zubech
instrumental zubem zuby

Derived terms

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 549

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

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zup/

Noun

zub m inan (diminutive zubk)

  1. tooth

Declension
Declension of zub
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative zub zuba zuby
Genitive zuba zubowu zubow
Dative zuboju zuboma zubam
Accusative zub zuba zuby
Instrumental zubom zuboma zubami
Locative zubje zuboma zubach

Derived terms
  • zubak
  • zubank
  • zubaŕ
  • zubaty
  • zubawa
  • zubcyck
  • zubcyk
  • zubick
  • zubik
  • zubikaty
  • zubisko
  • zubiś se
  • zubkaty
  • zubny
  • zubowy
  • zuby
  • zubybólenje

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 549

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈzub/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈzup/

Noun

zub m inan

  1. tooth
    vtieti zuby v něčso ― to sink one's teeth into something
    lomiti zuby ― to grind one's teeth
    • ~1420, Knihy, jenž slovú Zrcadlo člověčieho spasenie‎:
      Uši jeho nikdy by neohlechle a zubi jeho nikdy by laskomin netrpěli.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension
Declension of zub (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative zub zuby zubi, zubové
genitive zuba, zubu zubú zubóv
dative zubu zuboma zubóm
accusative zub zuby zuby
vocative zube zuby zubi, zubové
locative zubě, zubu zubú zubiech
instrumental zubem zuboma zuby
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants
  • Czech: zub

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zûːb/

Noun

zȗb m (Cyrillic spelling зу̑б)

  1. tooth

Declension
Declension of zub
singular plural
nominative zȗb zubi
genitive zuba zúbī / zúbā
dative zubu zubima
accusative zub zube
vocative zube zubi
locative zubu zubima
instrumental zubom zubima

Derived terms
nouns

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 549

Further reading
  • “zub” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [zup]

Noun

zub m inan (genitive singular zuba, nominative plural zuby, genitive plural zubov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. tooth

Declension
Declension of zub
singular plural
nominative zub zuby
genitive zuba zubov
dative zubu zubom
accusative zub zuby
locative zube zuboch
instrumental zubom zubami, zubmi

Derived terms
  • zubár m
  • zubisko n
  • zubný m
  • zúbok m, zubček m
  • zubový

References

    Further reading
    • “zub”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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