sadza

See also: sadzą and sądzą

English

Etymology

From Shona sadza.

Noun

sadza (uncountable)

  1. (Zimbabwe) Synonym of nshima (“maize porridge”)
    • 2007 February 16, “Zimbabwe’s Slide (1 Letter)”, in New York Times‎:
      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/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ad͡za
  • Syllabification: sa‧dza

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *saďa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sṓdjāˀ.

Noun

sadza f

  1. soot
    Synonym: kopeć
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
Derived terms
adjective
  • sadzowy

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sadza

  1. third-person singular present of sadzać

Further reading
  • sadza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • sadza in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Shona

Noun

sadza class 5

  1. sadza, nshima (maize porridge, a staple in Shona cuisine)

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *saďa, cognate with Russian са́жа (sáža), Bulgarian сажди (saždi), Chakavian 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 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, 2024
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