zeman

See also: Zeman

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɛman]

Noun

zeman m anim (female equivalent zemanka)

1. (historical) yeoman

Declension

Declension of zeman (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	zeman	zemané, zemani, zemanové
genitive	zemana	zemanů
dative	zemanovi, zemanu	zemanům
accusative	zemana	zemany
vocative	zemane	zemané, zemani, zemanové
locative	zemanovi, zemanu	zemanech
instrumental	zemanem	zemany

Further reading

• “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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *temaną.

Verb

zeman

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of zeman (strong class 4)

infinitive	zeman
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	zimu, zimo	zam
2nd person singular	zimis, zimist	zāmi
3rd person singular	zimit	zam
1st person plural	zemem, zememēs	zāmum, zāmumēs
2nd person plural	zemet	zāmut
3rd person plural	zemant	zāmun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	zeme	zāmi
2nd person singular	zemēs, zemēst	zāmīs, zāmīst
3rd person singular	zeme	zāmi
1st person plural	zemēm, zememēs	zāmīm, zāmīmēs
2nd person plural	zemēt	zāmīt
3rd person plural	zemēn	zāmīn
imperative	present
singular	zim
plural	zemet
participle	present	past
	zemanti	gizoman

Derived terms

• gizeman

Descendants

• Middle High German: zëmen; gezëmen
  • German: ziemen; geziemen; ziemlich

References

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

Zazaki

Etymology

Compare Persian زمان (zemân).

Noun

zeman

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

See also

• zeman zeman