See also: žij

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /zɛi̯/ (stressed), IPA(key): /zə/ (unstressed)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: zij
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯
  • Homophone: zei

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle Dutch , from Old Dutch siu, sia, from Proto-Germanic *iz and *hiz.

PronounEdit

zij

  1. Third person singular feminine subject pronoun; she
  2. Third person plural subject pronoun; they
InflectionEdit
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
  • Afrikaans: sy
  • Javindo: sij
  • Jersey Dutch: zāi

Etymology 2Edit

Contraction of zijde (side).

NounEdit

zij f (plural zijden, diminutive zijtje n)

  1. side (the side of one's body); flank
DescendantsEdit
  • Sranan Tongo: sei, si
    • Kwinti: sei
    • Saramaccan: se

Etymology 3Edit

Contraction of zijde (silk).

NounEdit

zij f (uncountable)

  1. Archaic form of zijde (silk).

Etymology 4Edit

VerbEdit

zij

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of zijn
  2. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of wezen
  3. (Belgium) singular imperative of zijn