zima

See also: zimaʼ, Zima, zimą, ziḿă, zim’ă, and žima

Languages (14)

Chichewa • Czech • Kituba • Kongo • Lingala • Luganda • Nyoro • Old Czech • Polish • Prasuni • Serbo-Croatian • Slovak • Slovene • Swahili

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Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-díma (“to be extinguished - zone N”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *dim- (“to extinguish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzi.ma/

Verb

-zima (infinitive kuzíma)

1. (intransitive) to go out (of lights, or fire)
2. to be extinguished
3. to be quenched

Usage notes

As seen above (and in the reconstructed Proto-Bantu stem), there is an argument to be made that this verb, although lexically active, is passive in meaning. This is strengthened by the fact that the causative of this verb (-zimitsa) directly means to extinguish (i.e. to cause to be extinguished/put out), and not "to cause someone else to extinguish", as it would be expected if this verb meant "to extinguish".

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -zimira
  • Causative: -zimitsa
  • Negative: -sazima
  • Passive: -zimidwa
  • Reduplicative: -zimazima
  • Repetitive: -zimanso

• Nominal derivations:
  • mzimizi (“deceased; corpse”)

References

• Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎^[2], Oxford University Press, page 606

Czech

Alternative forms

• zejma (dialectal)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech zima, from Proto-Slavic *zima, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źeimā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyōm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈzɪma]

• Audio:

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Noun

zima f (diminutive (expressive) zimička)

1. winter

   Antonym: léto

   v zimě ― in the winter

2. cold

   Synonyms: chlad, chladno, kosa, kláda, klendra

   Antonym: teplo

Declension

Declension of zima (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	zima	zimy
genitive	zimy	zim
dative	zimě	zimám
accusative	zimu	zimy
vocative	zimo	zimy
locative	zimě	zimách
instrumental	zimou	zimami

Derived terms

adjectives

• zimní
• zimomřivý

nouns

• podzim
• zimička
• ziminka
• zimka
• zimnice

phrases

• zima jako v psírně

verbs

• přezimovat
• zazimovat

Adverb

zima

1. cold (of weather)

   Synonym: chladno

See also

Seasons in Czech · roční období (layout · text) · category
jaro (“spring”)	léto (“summer”)	podzim (“autumn”)	zima (“winter”)

Further reading

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

Kituba

Verb

zima

1. to extinguish

Kongo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-díma.

Verb

zima

1. to extinguish

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili -zima (“to be extinguished (of a fire)”), from Proto-Bantu *-díma (“to be extinguished”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *dim- (“to extinguish”).

Verb

-zima (infinitive kozima)

1. to be extinguished, to go out
   1. (by extension) to go extinct
2. to grow feeble

Derived terms

• -zimwa (“to be extinguished”)

References

• Lumana Pashi, Alan Turnbull (1994), Lingala - English Dictionary‎^[3], Dunwoody Press, page 254

Luganda

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-díma (“to get lost, to be extinguished”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *dim- (“to extinguish”).

Verb

-zima (infinitive kuzima)

1. (intransitive) to lose one's luster
2. (transitive) to extinguish

Usage notes

The intransitive meaning of the verb can be used with both objects and people.

Derived terms

• -zimira (“to go out; to be overcast (of the sky)”)

References

• Snoxall, R. A. (1967), Luganda-English Dictionary - with an Introduction on the Tonal System, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 354

Nyoro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-díma (“to extinguish, to be extinguished”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *dim- (“to extinguish”)

Verb

-zima (infinitive okuzima)

1. (intransitive) to go out (of a fire)

References

• Henry Edward Maddox (1902), An Elementary Lunyoro Grammar‎^[4], William Clowes and Sons, Limited, London and Beccles, page 120

Old Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-

Proto-Indo-European *-ōm

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyōm

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeym-eh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *źeimā́ˀ

Proto-Slavic *zima

Old Czech zima

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zima.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

zima f (relational adjective zimní or zimný)

1. winter (season)

   zimě ― in winter

2. cold

Declension

Declension of zima (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	zima	zimě	zimy
genitive	zimy	zimú	zim
dative	zimě	zimama	zimám
accusative	zimu	zimě	zimy
vocative	zimo	zimě	zimy
locative	zimě	zimú	zimách
instrumental	zimú	zimama	zimami

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

Descendants

• Czech: zima

See also

Seasons in Old Czech · roční časové (layout · text) · category
vesna, jěř, podletie (“spring”)	léto (“summer”)	podjesen, podzimie, podzim (“autumn”)	zima (“winter”)

Further reading

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

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-

Proto-Indo-European *-ōm

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyōm

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeym-eh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *źeimā́ˀ

Proto-Slavic *zima

Old Polish zima

Polish zima

Inherited from Old Polish zima, from Proto-Slavic *zima.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʑi.ma/

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Goral):
    • (Żywiec) IPA^(key): [ˈʑi.ma]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ima
• Syllabification: zi‧ma
• Homophone: Zima

Noun

zima f (related adjective zimowy)

1. winter

Declension

Declension of zima

	singular	plural
nominative	zima	zimy
genitive	zimy	zim
dative	zimie	zimom
accusative	zimę	zimy
instrumental	zimą	zimami
locative	zimie	zimach
vocative	zimo	zimy

Derived terms

adjectives

• zimny

See also

Seasons in Polish · pory roku (layout · text) · category
wiosna (“spring”)	lato (“summer”)	jesień (“autumn”)	zima (“winter”)

Adverb

zima (not comparable)

1. (Żywiec) synonym of zimno

Further reading

• “zima”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[5] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “zima”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[6] (in Polish)
• Leon Rzeszowski (1891), “zima”, in “Spis wyrazów ludowych z okolic Żywca”, in Sprawozdania Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności‎^[7], volume 4, Krakow: Drukarnia Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, page 361

Prasuni

Etymology

From Proto-Nuristani, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰimás, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyōm.

Noun

zima (Pronz)

1. snow

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zima, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źeimā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyōm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zǐːma/
• Hyphenation: zi‧ma

Noun

zíma f (Cyrillic spelling зи́ма)

1. winter
2. cold, coldness (of weather or temperature)

Declension

Declension of zima

	singular	plural
nominative	zíma	zȋme
genitive	zímē	zímā
dative	zȋmi	zìmama
accusative	zȋmu	zȋme
vocative	zȋmo	zȋme
locative	zími	zìmama
instrumental	zímōm	zìmama

Derived terms

• zimnica

See also

Seasons in Serbo-Croatian · godišnja doba / годишња доба (layout · text) · category
spring: proleće, proljeće пролеће, прољеће	summer: leto, ljeto лето, љето	autumn: jesen јесен	winter: zima зима

References

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

Slovak

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-

Proto-Indo-European *-ōm

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyōm

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeym-eh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *źeimā́ˀ

Proto-Slavic *zima

Slovak zima

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zima/, [ˈzima]
• Rhymes: -ima
• Hyphenation: zi‧ma

• Audio (Bratislava):

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Noun

zima f

1. winter
2. very cold weather (regardless of the season)

Declension

Declension of zima
(pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	zima	zimy
genitive	zimy	zím
dative	zime	zimám
accusative	zimu	zimy
locative	zime	zimách
instrumental	zimou	zimami

Derived terms

adjectives

• zimný

nouns

• zimisko

See also

• seasons: ročné obdobia: jar · leto · jeseň · zima ^[edit]

Further reading

• “zima”, 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

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zima, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źeimā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyōm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zìːma/

Noun

zíma f

1. winter

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	zíma
gen. sing.	zíme
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	zíma	zími	zíme
genitive (rodȋlnik)	zíme	zím	zím
dative (dajȃlnik)	zími	zímama	zímam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	zímo	zími	zíme
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	zími	zímah	zímah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	zímo	zímama	zímami

See also

Seasons in Slovene · létni čàs (layout · text) · category
pomlád (“spring”)	polétje (“summer”)	jesén (“autumn”)	zíma (“winter”)

Further reading

• “zima”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “zima”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *gìmà.

Adjective

-zima (declinable)

1. whole; entire; full
2. mature; fully grown
3. (in greetings) well

   U mzima ― Are you well?

Declension

Inflected forms of -zima

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class(I/II)	mzima	wazima
m-mi class(III/IV)	mzima	mizima
ji-ma class(V/VI)	zima	mazima
ki-vi class(VII/VIII)	kizima	vizima
n class(IX/X)	nzima	nzima
u class(XI)	mzima	see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI)	pazima
ku class(XVII)	kuzima
mu class(XVIII)	mzima

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-díma (“to extinguish”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *dim- (“to extinguish”).

Verb

-zima (infinitive kuzima)

1. to turn off, extinguish, quell

Conjugation

Conjugation of -zima
Positive present -nazima Subjunctive -zime Negative -zimi Imperative singular zima
Infinitives
Positive kuzima Negative kutozima
Imperatives
Singular zima Plural zimeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huzima Positive past positive subject concord + -lizima Negative past negative subject concord + -kuzima
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nazima) Singular Plural 1st person ninazima/nazima tunazima 2nd person unazima mnazima 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anazima wanazima other classes positive subject concord + -nazima
Negative present (negative subject concord + -zimi) Singular Plural 1st person sizimi hatuzimi 2nd person huzimi hamzimi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hazimi hawazimi other classes negative subject concord + -zimi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tazima Negative future negative subject concord + -tazima
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -zime) Singular Plural 1st person nizime tuzime 2nd person uzime mzime 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azime wazime other classes positive subject concord + -zime
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sizime Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngezima Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singezima Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalizima Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalizima
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -azima) Singular Plural 1st person nazima twazima 2nd person wazima mwazima 3rd person m-wa(I/II) azima wazima m-mi(III/IV) wazima yazima ji-ma(V/VI) lazima yazima ki-vi(VII/VIII) chazima vyazima n(IX/X) yazima zazima u(XI) wazima see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwazima pa(XVI) pazima mu(XVIII) mwazima
Perfect positive subject concord + -mezima "Already" positive subject concord + -meshazima "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jazima "If/When" positive subject concord + -kizima "If not" positive subject concord + -sipozima Consecutive kazima / positive subject concord + -kazima Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kazime
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nizima -tuzima 2nd person -kuzima -wazima/-kuzimeni/-wazimeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mzima -wazima m-mi(III/IV) -uzima -izima ji-ma(V/VI) -lizima -yazima ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kizima -vizima n(IX/X) -izima -zizima u(XI) -uzima see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuzima pa(XVI) -pazima mu(XVIII) -muzima Reflexive -jizima
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -zima- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -zimaye -zimao m-mi(III/IV) -zimao -zimayo ji-ma(V/VI) -zimalo -zimayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -zimacho -zimavyo n(IX/X) -zimayo -zimazo u(XI) -zimao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -zimako pa(XVI) -zimapo mu(XVIII) -zimamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -zima) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yezima -ozima m-mi(III/IV) -ozima -yozima ji-ma(V/VI) -lozima -yozima ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chozima -vyozima n(IX/X) -yozima -zozima u(XI) -ozima see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kozima pa(XVI) -pozima mu(XVIII) -mozima
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -zimia (“to faint”)
  • Causative: -zimisha
  • Passive: -zimwa
  • Stative: -zimika (“to go out”)