zub

See also: Zub

Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵembʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos

Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas

Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ

Old Czech zub

Czech zub

Inherited from Old Czech zub, from Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzup]

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• Rhymes: -zup, -up

Noun

zub m inan

1. tooth (structure present in the mouth of many animals)

   mít toho plné zuby! ― to be fed up (one's teeth are full)

   Darovanému koni na zuby nehleď. ― Don't look at the teeth of a donated horse / don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

2. tooth (a projection on the edge of an instrument)
3. tooth (projection resembling a tooth)
4. nib, bite

   něco na zub ― something to nibble on; some snacks

   Bylo nám jasné, že dostaneme něco dobrého na zub. ― It was clear that we were going to get something good to eat.

Declension

Declension of zub (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	zub	zuby
genitive	zubu	zubů
dative	zubu	zubům
accusative	zub	zuby
vocative	zube	zuby
locative	zubu	zubech
instrumental	zubem	zuby

Derived terms

• držet jazyk za zuby
• oko za oko, zub za zub
• rosolozub m
• trojzubec
• zubař m
• zubní

Further reading

• “zub”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “zub”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “zub”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zup/

Noun

zub m inan (diminutive zubk)

1. tooth

Declension

Declension of zub

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	zub	zuba	zuby
genitive	zuba	zubowu	zubow
dative	zuboju	zuboma	zubam
accusative	zub	zuba	zuby
instrumental	zubom	zuboma	zubami
locative	zubje	zuboma	zubach

Derived terms

• zubak
• zubank
• zubaŕ
• zubaty
• zubawa
• zubcyck
• zubcyk
• zubick
• zubik
• zubikaty
• zubisko
• zubiś se
• zubkaty
• zubny
• zubowy
• zuby
• zubybólenje

Old Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵembʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos

Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas

Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ

Old Czech zub

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈzub/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈzup/

Noun

zub m inan

1. tooth

   vtieti zuby v něčso ― to sink one's teeth into something

   lomiti zuby ― to grind one's teeth

   • c. 1420, Knihy, jenž slovú Zrcadlo člověčieho spasenie‎^[1]:

     Uši jeho nikdy by neohlechle a zubi jeho nikdy by laskomin netrpěli.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of zub (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	zub	zuby	zubi, zubové
genitive	zuba, zubu	zubú	zubóv
dative	zubu	zuboma	zubóm
accusative	zub	zuby	zuby
vocative	zube	zuby	zubi, zubové
locative	zubě, zubu	zubú	zubiech
instrumental	zubem	zuboma	zuby

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Descendants

• Czech: zub

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “zub”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zûːb/

Noun

zȗb m inan (Cyrillic spelling зу̑б)

1. tooth

Declension

Declension of zub

	singular	plural
nominative	zȗb	zȗbi
genitive	zȗba	zúbī / zúbā
dative	zȗbu	zúbima
accusative	zȗb	zȗbe
vocative	zȗbe	zȗbi
locative	zúbu	zúbima
instrumental	zȗbom	zúbima

Derived terms

nouns

• mlijȇčnī zȗb
• zùbār
• zubić

Further reading

• “zub”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Slovak

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵembʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos

Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas

Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ

Slovak zub

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zup/, [ˈzup]

• Audio (Bratislava):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -up

Noun

zub m inan (relational adjective zubný or zubový, diminutive zúbok or zubček, augmentative zubisko)

1. tooth

Declension

Declension of zub
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	zub	zuby
genitive	zuba	zubov
dative	zubu	zubom
accusative	zub	zuby
locative	zube	zuboch
instrumental	zubom	zubami, zubmi

Derived terms

• trojzub
• zubár m

Further reading

• “zub”, 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