zeman

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Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech zeměnín. By surface analysis, zem +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zeman m anim (female equivalent zemanka)

  1. (historical) yeoman

Declension

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Further reading

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  • zeman”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • zeman”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • zeman”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *temaną.

Verb

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zeman

  1. be fitting (impersonal)
  2. be meet (impersonal)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle High German: zëmen; gezëmen

References

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  1. Wright, Joseph. An Old High German Primer, Second Edition, 1906.

Zazaki

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Etymology

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Compare Persian زمان (zemân).

Noun

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zeman

  1. time
  2. epoch
  3. era
  4. (grammar) tense

See also

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