zuwe
Bavarian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editEquivalent to zu + hi. Compare archaic German zuhin.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editzuwe
- (East Central Bavarian) over there, away, fro (direction away from the speaker)
- Geh zuwe! ― Go over there!
Usage notes
editBavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to hi), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to her).
Related terms
editDutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch siwe; possibly related to Old French suer (“to dry”), from Latin sūgere (“to suck”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editzuwe f (plural zuwes)
- (obsolete or dialectal, mostly found in toponyms) a pathway through marshland
- 1843, J.B. Christemeijer, Het lustoord tusschen Amstel en Grebbe, en elders in het Sticht van Utrecht, volume 1:
- strekt zich met hare gronden ook langs dezen oever van de Vecht, en in eene oostelijke rigting tot aan de zuwe […]
[…]
Maar laat ons, van de zuwe naar het dorp terug keerende, […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1852, Reglement tot het verveenen, bedijken en droogmaken van een gedeelte van de Holendrechter en Bullenwijker polders, page 3:
- […] volgende tot op den hoek ten zuiden van de valbrug van gemelde plaats over de zuwe liggende, van gemelden hoek dezer zuwe bij de valbrug, omtrent zuid-west op de distantie van omtrent 120 roeden van de zuwe afwijkende, tot zooverre de klei wederom voldoende, […]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1964-1965, Hollands Maandblad, Jaargang 6 (1964-1965), circa page 28:
- Lovis gaat mee om te zoeken, zij loopt langs de zuwe met bedroefde ogen.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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