sadza

English

Etymology

From Shona sadza

Noun

sadza (uncountable)

  1. A cooked, pulverized grain meal (stiff porridge) that is the staple food in Zimbabwe
    • 2007, February 16, Zimbabwe’s Slide (1 Letter)‎:
      Locals would speak sorrowfully about the state of affairs, often while nursing their sole plate of sadza (maize porridge) for the day.

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Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.d͡za/

Noun

sadza f

  1. soot

Declension
declension of sadza
singular plural
nominative sadza sadze
genitive sadzy sadzy
dative sadzy sadzom
accusative sadzę sadze
instrumental sadzą sadzami
locative sadzy sadzach
vocative sadzo sadze

Further reading
  • sadza in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *saďa, cognate with Russian са́жа (sáža), Bulgarian сажди (saždi), Čakavian Serbo-Croatian sađa and saže, Slovene saje. Non-Slavic cognates include Old Norse sót (“soot”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsad͡za/

Noun

sadza f (genitive singular sadze, nominative plural sadze, genitive plural sadzí, declension pattern of ulica)

  1. soot

Declension
Declension of sadza
singular plural
nominative sadza sadze
genitive sadze sadzí
dative sadzi sadziam
accusative sadzu sadze
locative sadzi sadziach
instrumental sadzou sadzami

Derived terms
  • sadzový
  • sadzička

Further reading
  • sadza in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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