Belarusian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

жыд (žydm 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 edit

  • 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 edit

References edit

  • жыд” in Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org