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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic жидъ (židŭ, “Jew”), from Proto-Slavic *židъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
жид • (žid) m anim (genitive жида́, nominative plural жиды́, genitive plural жидо́в, feminine жидо́вка, relational adjective жидо́вский, diminutive жидо́к or жидёнок)
- (offensive, ethnic slur) Jew, yid, kike
- Synonyms: евре́й (jevréj), иуде́й (iudéj), жидови́н (židovín)
1968, Константин Беляев, Куплеты про евреев:И е́сли в кра́не нет воды —
Во́ду вы́пили жиды́.
Евре́и, евре́и, кругом одни́ евре́и...- I jésli v kráne net vody —
Vódu výpili židý.
Jevréi, jevréi, krugom odní jevréi... - If there's no water in the tap,
The water was drunken by kikes.
Jews, Jews, everywhere only Jews...
- (colloquial) niggard; miser
- Synonym: жа́дина (žádina)
Usage notes
- The term was originally neutral, standard in the official language up to the 19th century. In modern Russian, it has become a slur.
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic жидъ (židŭ, “Jew”), from Proto-Slavic *židъ.
The offensive connotation of the word was influenced by such connotation in the Russian жид (žid).
Pronunciation
Noun
жид • (žyd) m pers (genitive жи́да, nominative plural жиди́, genitive plural жиді́в, feminine жиді́вка, relational adjective жиді́вський)
- (dated, now usually offensive) Jew
- Synonym: євре́й (jevréj)
Usage notes
- Caution should be taken with the term. Although some people, particularly those belonging to older generations, consider it a regular, non-offensive term in Ukrainian, as it was historically, others consider it very offensive, possibly due to the Russian usage where the word is now considered offensive.
Declension
Declension of жид (pers hard masc-form accent-c)
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