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ze

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ziː/, /zʌ/
  • (unstressed) IPA(key): /zə/
  • Rhymes: -iː, -ʌ

Article

ze

  1. Nonstandard spelling of the (usually signifying a foreign accent, often French or German).
    Synonym: za

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ziː/
  • Rhymes: -iː

Pronoun

ze

  1. (rare, nonstandard) a gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to singular they, and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.
Usage notes
  • The genderqueer community is the primary proponent of ze. One refers to a person with ze and hir or zir typically (a) when their gender is unknown, and one wishes to avoid assuming their gender, or (b) when they are neither male nor female in gender, making he and she (and also either/or terms like s/he or (s)he) inappropriate and potentially hurtful.
Synonyms
  • see Appendix:English third-person singular pronouns
Coordinate terms
  • hir, hirs, hirself
  • zir, zirs, zirself

See also

  • other attested gender-neutral pronouns

Etymology 3

Noun

ze (plural zes)

  1. The name of the Cyrillic script letter З / з.

Anagrams

  • EZ, Ez.

Albanian

Etymology

A Gheg dialect word, of unclear origin.

Noun

ze f (plural ze, definite zeja, definite plural zejet)

  1. soul

Related terms

  • zemër

Aukan

Etymology

From Dutch zee (“sea”).

Noun

ze

  1. the sea, the ocean

References

  • Aukan-English Dictionary (SIL)

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zeː]

Noun

ze

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.

See also

  • (Latin-script letter names) hərf; a, be, ce, çe, de, e, ə, fe, ge, ğe, he, xe / iks, ı, i, je, ke / ka, qe / kü, el, em, en, o, ö, pe, er, se, şe, te, u, ü, ve, ye / iqrek, ze / zet

Basque

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -e
  • Hyphenation: ze

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish ce.

Noun

ze inan

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter C/c.
Declension
Derived terms
See also
  • (Latin-script letter names) a, be, ze, de, e, efe, ge, hatxe, i, jota, ka, ele, eme, ene, eñe, o, pe, ku, erre, ese, te, u, uve, uve bikoitz, ixa, i greko, zeta

Etymology 2

Conjunction

ze

  1. (Biscayan) because
    Synonyms: zergatik, zeren
  2. (obsolete) than
  3. (Biscayan, Gipuzkoan) Introduces a subordinate clause expressing a result, consequence or effect; that
    Synonym: ezen
  4. (archaic, possibly obsolete) Introduces a clause that is the subject or object of a verb; that

Etymology 3

Determiner

ze (preposed, interrogative)

  1. Colloquial form of zer (“what”)

Pronoun

ze (interrogative)

  1. Colloquial form of zer (“what”)

Further reading

  • “ze”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “ze”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Central Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl ce

Numeral

ze

  1. one.

Cimbrian

Etymology 1

From Middle High German si(e) (“they”), merged from Old High German sie m pl, sio f pl, siu n pl, from Proto-Germanic *īz m, *ijôz f, *ijō n, the nominative plural forms of *iz. Cognate with German sie, Dutch zij.

Pronoun

ze

  1. (Sette Comuni) they
    Synonym: zandare
Inflection
Alternative forms
  • se (Luserna)
  • zòi

Etymology 2

Pronoun

ze

  1. Alternative form of zi (“she”)

References

  • “ze” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzɛ]

Preposition

ze [with genitive]

  1. Alternative form of z (“from, out of”)

Usage notes

  • The more usual form is z, while ze is used before words starting with s, z and certain consonant clusters.

Further reading

  • “ze”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “ze”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zə/
  • Hyphenation: ze
  • Rhymes: -ə

Pronoun

ze

  1. unstressed form of zij (feminine singular subject)
    Daar zit ze. ― There she is sitting.
  2. unstressed form of zij (plural subject)
    Daar zitten ze. ― There they are sitting.
  3. unstressed form of haar (feminine singular object)
    Ik zie ze. ― I see her.
  4. unstressed form of hen, hun (plural object)
    Ik zie ze. ― I see them.

Usage notes

  • In the Netherlands, ze is used as a reduced form of haar chiefly when referring to feminine inanimate things:
It is often avoided by using the reduced form h'r or the masculine form hem or the neuter form het or, in formal style, the full form haar.
  • In Belgium, ze is usual as a reduced form of haar even when referring to persons (as in the example further above).
  • Ze is used in certain short and idiomatic phrases in the imperative wishing one good luck, the most common by far being werk ze (“good luck at work!”).

Declension

Derived terms

  • werk ze

Descendants

  • Javindo: se
  • Jersey Dutch: zê, sê

Gun

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zé/

Verb

zé

  1. to take

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French œufs (“eggs”). In French, the plural form œufs is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, œufs was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ze/

Noun

ze

  1. egg

Ido

Etymology

From z +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ze/, /zɛ/

Noun

ze (plural ze-i)

  1. The name of the Latin script letter Z/z.

See also

  • Latin script letter names: literi: a · be · ce · che · de · e · fe · ge · he · i · je · ke · le · me · ne · o · pe · que · re · se · she · te · u · ve · we · xe · ye · ze [edit]

Japanese

Romanization

ze

  1. The hiragana syllable ぜ (ze) or the katakana syllable ゼ (ze) in Hepburn romanization.

Juba Arabic

Etymology

From Sudanese Arabic زي (zay), probably from Arabic زِيّ (ziyy, “clothing, way of dressing, appearance”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈze/, [ˈze]

Preposition

ze

  1. like, as

References

  • Ian Smith, Morris Timothy Ama (1985) A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English‎[4], 1st edition, Juba: The Committee of The Juba Cheshire Home and Centre for Handicapped Children, page 181

Kashubian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛ
  • Syllabification: ze

Preposition

ze

  1. Alternative form of z.

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɛ/

Preposition

ze

  1. Alternative form of z (both meanings; used before sibilants and certain consonant clusters)
    Stej bratš ze sotšu. ― They are brother and sister (literally, “brother with sister”)

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

  • zu (for the adverb, when stressed)

Etymology

From Middle High German ze, from Old High German zi, from Proto-Germanic *ta, reduced form of *tō, whence Luxembourgish zu and zou.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tse/, [t͡sə]

Preposition

ze

  1. to (with a following infinitive)

Adverb

ze

  1. too (more than enough, when unstressed)

Mandarin

Romanization

ze

  1. Nonstandard spelling of zē.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of zé.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of zè.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of zê̄.

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English sǣ.

Noun

ze

  1. Alternative form of see (“sea”)

Descendants

  • English: sea

Middle High German

Preposition

ze (+ dative)

  1. Alternative form of zuo

Northern Qiang

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rəj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsə/

Noun

ze

  1. water

References

Zhou Facheng, Sun Hongkai (2010) 汉羌词典 [Chinese–Qiang dictionary]‎[5], Beijing: 中国文联出版社, →ISBN

Old Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈzɛ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈzɛ/

Preposition

ze

  1. Alternative form of z.

Old Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /zɛ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /zɛ/

Preposition

ze

  1. Alternative form of z

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish z, from Proto-Slavic *jьz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛ
  • Syllabification: ze
  • Homophone: ze-

Preposition

ze

  1. Alternative form of z

Particle

ze

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of z

Usage notes

See z.

Further reading

  • ze in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ze in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *sī. Cognates include West Frisian sy and German sie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zə/

Pronoun

ze

  1. unstressed form of ju (“she”)
  2. unstressed form of jo (“they”)

See also

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “ze”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Silesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛ
  • Syllabification: ze

Preposition

ze

  1. Alternative form of z

Turkish

Etymology 1

Noun

ze (definite accusative zeyi, plural zeler)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.
See also
  • (Latin-script letter names) harf; a, be, ce, çe, de, e, fe, ge, yumuşak ge, he, ı, i, je, ke, le, me, ne, o, ö, pe, re, se, şe, te, u, ü, ve, ye, ze

Etymology 2

From Arabic زَاي (zāy).

Noun

ze

  1. Letter of the Arabic alphabet: ز

Turkmen

Noun

ze (definite accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.

White Hmong

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʐe˧/

Adjective

ze

  1. near, close by, around

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Relative

-ze?

  1. naked
    Synonym: -ntswempu

Inflection

Yola

Verb

ze

  1. Alternative form of zee (“to see”)

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 81

Zazaki

Adverb

ze

  1. same

Zulu

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /zé/

Relative

-zé

  1. empty
  2. naked
Inflection
Derived terms
  • ize
  • ubuze

Etymology 2

From -za (“to come”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ze/

Verb

-ze

  1. (auxiliary, in positive) until [with subjunctive]
  2. (auxiliary, in positive, past) used in exclamations [with subjunctive clause]
  3. (auxiliary, in negative, present) never [with potential]
  4. (auxiliary, in negative, past) never [with subjunctive]
Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “-ze”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “-ze”


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