Jaz
See also: jaz
English
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Jaz
- A diminutive of the female given name Jasmine, Janet, or Janette.
- 1995 Shena Mackay, The Orchard on Fire, Heinemann (1996), →ISBN, page 5:
- I know, from picking up the post from the hall in the mornings, that Jaz has a mother in Northumbria who thinks her daughter's name is Janette. That jaunty z is but a wedge of lemon stuck into a bottle of beer.
- 1995 Shena Mackay, The Orchard on Fire, Heinemann (1996), →ISBN, page 5:
Polish
Etymology
From Polish jaz (“weir”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jas/
Declension
Masculine surname:
declension of Jaz
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | Jaz | Jazowie |
genitive | Jaza | Jazów |
dative | Jazowi | Jazom |
accusative | Jaza | Jazów |
instrumental | Jazem | Jazami |
locative | Jazie | Jazach |
vocative | Jazie | Jazowie |
The feminine surname is indeclinable.
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