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English
Noun
zem (plural zems)
- (informal) A zemidjan.
2009, Anthony Ham, West Africa, page 109:The name of the hotel will draw a blank with most zems so try asking for 'Les Paillotes'.
2013, Simon Richmond, Stuart Butler, Lonely Planet Africa:The omnipresence of zems (zemijohns; motorbike taxis) has translated into the near disappearance of car taxis […]
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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē (“ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.
Pronunciation
Noun
zem f
- earth
- country (nation state or a political entity)
Declension
Declension of zem (soft zero-ending feminine)
Synonyms
Further reading
- zem in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- zem in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- zem in Internetová jazyková příručka
Latvian
Etymology
Common Balto-Slavic root; compare to zeme.
Preposition
zem (with genitive)
- under
Synonyms
Related terms
Mandarin
Romanization
zem
- Nonstandard spelling of zěm.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē (“ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.
Pronunciation
Noun
zem f (genitive singular zeme, nominative plural zeme, genitive plural zemí, declension pattern of dlaň)
- earth
Declension
Derived terms
See also
References
- “zem”, 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
Sudovian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm. Compare Lithuanian žẽmė, Latvian zeme, Old Prussian semmē.
Noun
zem
- earth, land, soil
References
- ^ Zigmas Zinkevičius (1985) “Lenkų-jotvingių žodynėlis? [A Polish-Yotvingian dictionary?]”, in Baltistica (in Lithuanian), volume 21, number 1, page 82: “zem ‘žemė, l. ziemie’ 12.”
- ^ “žẽmė” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–): “nar. s. zem Erde Nar. zem ist nicht klar.”.