See also: Zegen

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈzeːɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ze‧gen
  • Rhymes: -eːɣən

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch sēgen, from Old Dutch *segan, from Latin signum. Doublet of sein.

Noun edit

zegen m (plural zegens, diminutive zegentje n)

  1. blessing, benediction
    Synonym: zegening
  2. (figuratively) boon, anything beneficial
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Afrikaans: seën
  • Negerhollands: segen, zegen
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: sagen
  • Aukan: seigi

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Dutch sēgene, seine, from Old Dutch *segina, from Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē).

Noun edit

zegen f (plural zegens, diminutive zegentje n)

  1. A wide dragnet, used for:
    1. fishing and catching crustaceans
    2. hunting fowl, notably partridges
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

zegen

  1. inflection of zegenen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Verb edit

zegen

  1. inflection of zijgen:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Anagrams edit