Central Franconian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German sein, sīn, from Old High German sīn (to be) (with some parts from Proto-Germanic *wesaną (to be) and *beuną (to be, exist, become)), from Proto-Indo-European *es-, *h₁es- (to be, exist).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

zieë (irregular, third-person singular present is, past tense woar, past participle jeweë, past subjunctive wuur)

  1. (Kirchröadsj, copulative, with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative) to be
    Dat is sjun.That is beautiful.
    Dat is ing Kats.That is a cat.
  2. (Kirchröadsj, with a dative object and certain adjectives) to feel, (to experience a condition)
    Mier is't sjleët.I am ill.
  3. (Kirchröadsj, auxiliary) forms the present perfect and past perfect tense of certain intransitive verbs
  4. (Kirchröadsj, intransitive) to exist; there to be; to be alive
  5. (Kirchröadsj, intransitive, colloquial) to have the next turn (in a game, in a queue, etc.)
    Doe bis.It's your turn. (literally, “you are.”)

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • “zieë” in d'r nuie Kirchröadsjer Dieksiejoneer 2nd ed., 2017.

Limburgish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch sêe, from Old Dutch sēo, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi.

Noun edit

zieë f

  1. sea