page_title: Zhyd
hierarchical_section_title: Zhyd
caption_attribution_description: English: The word "жид" ("zhyd") in Max Vasmer's «Russisches etymologisches Wörterbuch» («Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language»). Heidelberg, 1950—1958
context_page_description: Zhydovka and zhidovka are terms for Jewish woman and Jewish man, respectively, in several Slavic languages.
  In modern Russian, it has been an anti-Semitic pejorative, similar to the word yid, since the mid-19th century. Under the influence of Russian, the terms have also become pejorative in modern Ukrainian and were banned by the Soviet authorities in the 1930s.
  In most other Slavic languages, such as Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, and Croatian—as well as Hungarian which is heavily influenced by Slavic languages—these terms are not pejorative, as they simply translate as 'Jew'.
context_section_description: Zhydovka (zhyd) and zhidovka (zhid) are terms for Jewish woman and Jewish man, respectively, in several Slavic languages. 
  In modern Russian (жидовка / жид), it has been an anti-Semitic pejorative, similar to the word yid, since the mid-19th century. Under the influence of Russian, the terms have also become pejorative in modern Ukrainian (жидівка / жид, zhydivka / zhyd) and were banned by the Soviet authorities in the 1930s.
  In most other Slavic languages, such as Polish (żydówka / żyd), Czech (židovka / žid), Slovak (židovka / žid), Slovene, and Croatian—as well as Hungarian which is heavily influenced by Slavic languages—these terms are not pejorative, as they simply translate as 'Jew'.
caption: The word "жид" (zhyd) in Max Vasmer's "Russisches etymologisches Wörterbuch"
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