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See also: żem and Žem.

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Zeem.

Symbol

zem

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Zeem.

See also

English

Noun

zem (plural zems)

  1. (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

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zemь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źem- (“ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm. Compare země which comes from Proto-Slavic *zemľa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzɛm]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

zem f

  1. earth
  2. country (nation state or a political entity)

Declension

Declension of zem (soft zero-ending feminine)
singular plural
nominative zem země
genitive země zemí
dative zemi zemím
accusative zem země
vocative zemi země
locative zemi zemích
instrumental zemí zeměmi

Synonyms

Further reading

Latvian

Etymology

Common Balto-Slavic root; compare to zeme.

Preposition

zem (with genitive)

  1. under

Synonyms

Mandarin

Romanization

zem

  1. 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

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeǵʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-ōm
Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōmder.
Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ
Proto-Slavic *zemľa
Slovak zem

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zemľa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    zem f

    1. earth

    Declension

    Declension of zem
    (pattern dlaň)
    singularplural
    nominativezemzeme
    genitivezemezemí
    dativezemizemiam
    accusativezemzeme
    locativezemizemiach
    instrumentalzemouzemami

    Derived terms

    See also

    Further reading

    • “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, 2003–2026

    Sudovian

    Etymology

    From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰōm. Compare Lithuanian žẽmė, Latvian zeme, Old Prussian semmē.[1][2]

    Noun

    zem

    1. earth, land, soil

    References

    1. ^ Zigmas Zinkevičius (1985), “Lenkų-jotvingių žodynėlis? [A Polish-Yotvingian dictionary?]”, in Baltistica, volume 21, number 1 (in Lithuanian), Vilnius: VU, →DOI, page 82: “zem ‘žemė, l. ziemie’ 12.”
    2. ^ “žẽmė” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–): “nar. s. zem Erde [...] Nar. zem ist nicht klar.”.

    Zou

    Etymology

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [zêːm]
    • Hyphenation: zem

    Noun

    zȅm

    1. colour
      Synonym: rang

    References

    • Philip Thangliènmâng (2010), Minimal dictionary and Self-tutor Functional Grammar in Zo-English-Hindi, New Delhi: Zoculsin, →ISBN, page 71
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