# зуб
## Belarusian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Belarusian зубъ (zub), from Old East Slavic зѫбъ (zǫbŭ), from Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos. Cognate to Old Church Slavonic зѫбъ (zǫbŭ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [zup]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

зуб • (zub) m inan (genitive зу́ба, nominative plural зу́бы, genitive plural зубо́ў)
* tooth

#### Declension

$^1$Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

### References

* ↑ Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 549

## Carpathian Rusyn
### Etymology

From Old East Slavic зѫбъ (zǫbŭ), from Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos. Cognate to Old Church Slavonic зѫбъ (zǫbŭ).

### Noun

зуб • (zub) m
* tooth
    Розболіл мя зуб, а неє дентисты, його обовязкы выполнят кухар!.Rozbolil mja zub, a neje dentystŷ, joho obovjazkŷ vŷpolnjat kuxar!.I had a toothache, but we did not have a dentist, the duties of the doctor were performed by the cook!

### References

* ↑ Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 549

## Pannonian Rusyn
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak zub, from Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn зуб (zub) and Slovak zub.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈzup]
* Rhymes: -up
* Hyphenation: зуб

### Noun

зуб (zub) m inan (diminutive зубчок or зубка, augmentative зубиско, related adjective зубни or зубов)
* (anatomy) tooth
    млєчни зуб ― mlječni zub ― milk tooth
* cog (tooth on a gear)
    Synonym: зубок (zubok)
* prong, tooth (of rakes, combs, etc.)
* (in the plural) denture

#### Derived terms

* зубасти (zubasti)
* зубати (zubati)
* зубкасти (zubkasti)
* зубадло n (zubadlo)
* зубар m pers (zubar)
* зубоболя f (zubobolja)
* зубодлобка f (zubodlobka)
* зубок m inan (zubok)
* зуботехнїчар m pers (zubotexnjičar)
* зубчанїк m inan (zubčanjik)
* зубадлац impf (zubadlac)

### References

* Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “зуб”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
* Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “tooth”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 334

## Russian
### Alternative forms

* зубъ (zub) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

### Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic зѫбъ (zǫbŭ), from Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos. Cognate to Old Church Slavonic зѫбъ (zǫbŭ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [zup]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -up

### Noun

зуб • (zub) m inan (genitive зу́ба, nominative plural зу́бы or зу́бья$^*$, genitive plural зубо́в or зу́бьев$^*$, relational adjective зубно́й, diminutive зубо́к or зу́бчик, augmentative зуби́ще) (* Technical.)
* tooth
    драть зу́бы ― dratʹ zúby ― to pull out teeth (colloquial)
* (technical) tooth, cog, dent

#### Declension

$^△$Irregular. $^*$Technical.

#### Derived terms

* беззу́бый (bezzúbyj)
* зуба́стый (zubástyj)
* зуба́тка f (zubátka)
* зубе́ц m (zubéc)
* зуби́ло n (zubílo)
* зубо́вный (zubóvnyj)
* зубодёр (zubodjór)
* зубоска́лить impf (zuboskálitʹ)
* зуботы́чина f (zubotýčina)
* зубочи́стка f (zubočístka)
* зубча́тый (zubčátyj)
* трезу́бец m (trezúbec)
* име́ть зуб (imétʹ zub)
* ни в зуб ного́й (ni v zub nogój)
* навя́знуть в зуба́х (navjáznutʹ v zubáx)
* положи́ть зу́бы на по́лку (položítʹ zúby na pólku)
* не по зуба́м (ne po zubám)
* получи́ть по зуба́м (polučítʹ po zubám)

#### See also

* би́вень m (bívenʹ)

### References

* Isačenko, A. V. (1954‒1965) Грамматический строй русского языка в сопоставлении с словацким: Морфология: I‒II [Grammatical Structure of the Russian Language in Comparison to Slovak. Morphology. Pr. 1 & 2] (in Russian), Bratislava: Slovak Academy of Sciences; ‎2nd edition, Moscow: Languages of Slavic Сultures, 2003, →ISBN, page 78
* Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “зуб”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
* Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “зуб”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 330

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos. Cognate to Old Church Slavonic зѫбъ (zǫbŭ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /zûːb/

### Noun

зу̑б m (Latin spelling zȗb)
* tooth

#### Derived terms

* зу̀ба̄р

### References

* ↑ Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 549

### Further reading

* “зуб”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

From Old Ukrainian зубъ (zub), from Old East Slavic зѫбъ (zǫbŭ), from Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos. Cognate to Old Church Slavonic зѫбъ (zǫbŭ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [zub]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

зуб • (zub) m inan (genitive зу́ба, nominative plural зу́би, genitive plural зубі́в)
* tooth

#### Declension
### Noun

зуб • (zub) m inan (genitive зу́ба, nominative plural зу́би or зу́б'я, genitive plural зубі́в or зу́б'їв)
* tooth, projection, cog (on a rake, comb, gear, etc.)

#### Derived terms

* тризуб (tryzub)

#### Related terms

* зуба́стий (zubástyj)
* зуба́тий (zubátyj)
* зубе́ць m (zubécʹ)
* зубча́стий (zubčástyj)
* зу́бчик m (zúbčyk)

### References

* ↑ Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 549

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “зуб”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “зуб”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
* “зуб”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “зуб”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “зуб”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)