зӕронд

Ossetian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-; see there for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʒərond/

Adjective

зӕро́нд • (zærónd) (plural зӕрӕдтӕ)

  1. old; ancient, archaic
    зӕронд адӕймаг ― zærond adæjmag ― old person
    зӕронд лӕг ― zærond læg ― old man
    зӕронд ус ― zærond us ― old woman

Noun

зӕро́нд • (zærónd) (plural зӕрӕдтӕ)

  1. old age, senility

References
  • Bigulajev, B. B.; Gagkajev, K. Je.; Kulajev, N. X.; Tuajeva, O. N. (1970), “зӕронд”, in Kasajev A. M., editor, Osetinsko-russkij slovarʹ [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Publishing House “Ir”
  • Abajev, V. I. (1970), “старый”, in Russko-osetinskij slovarʹ [Russian–Ossetian Dictionary] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: Soviet Encyclopedia
  • Abajev, V. I. (1989) Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ osetinskovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), volume IV, Moscow, Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences, page 305
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