že
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ze"
CzechEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Czech že, from Proto-Slavic *že, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ge, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰe.
PronunciationEdit
ConjunctionEdit
že
- that (used for connecting clauses, for example with reported speech)
InterjectionEdit
že
- right; isn't it, aren't we, can we, don't we etc. (used as a tag question would be in English).
- Jste tady, že? ― You're here, aren't you?
Further readingEdit
- že in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- že in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
KalashaEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Sanskrit च (ca, “and”), from Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe. Cognate with Northern Kurdish jî (“also, too”).
ConjunctionEdit
že
SlovakEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *že, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ge, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰe.
PronunciationEdit
ConjunctionEdit
že
- that (used for connecting clauses, for example with reported speech)
InterjectionEdit
že
- right; isn't it, aren't we, can we, don't we etc. (used as a tag question would be in English).
- Ste tu, že? - You're here, aren't you?
Further readingEdit
- že in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
SloveneEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Slavic *juže, *uže.
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
žẹ̑ or žȅ
Further readingEdit
- “že”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
TurkmenEdit
NounEdit
že (definite accusative ženi, plural želer)
- The name of the Latin-script letter Ž.