жыд

Belarusian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic жидъ (židŭ, Jew), from Proto-Slavic *židъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʐɨt]

Noun

жыд • (žyd) m pers (genitive жы́да, nominative plural жыды́, genitive plural жыдо́ў, feminine жыдо́ўка, relational adjective жыдо́ўскі)

  1. (archaic) Jew
  2. (offensive) Jew, kike
    Synonyms: яўрэ́й (jaŭréj), (Taraškievica) габрэ́й (habréj)

Usage notes

  • Historically it was a regular, non-offensive term but with the Russian influence (compare with Russian жид (žid)), it can now be very offensive.
  • Some users still consider the term non-offensive.

Declension

References

  • жыд” in Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
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