"wezen" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈʋeː.zə(n)/ Audio: Nl-wezen.ogg Forms: wezens [plural], wezentje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -eːzən Etymology: From Middle Dutch wēsen, from Old Dutch wesan, from Proto-West Germanic *wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną. See zijn. The noun represents a substantivization of the verb and is attested as such since as early as c. 1100. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|wēsen}} Middle Dutch wēsen, {{inh|nl|odt|wesan}} Old Dutch wesan, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*wesan}} Proto-West Germanic *wesan, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*wesaną}} Proto-Germanic *wesaną, {{m|nl|zijn}} zijn Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-s|wezentje}} wezen n (plural wezens, diminutive wezentje n)
  1. A being, creature Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-wezen-nl-noun-68fr0-1J
  2. (as the second part of a compound noun) system, sector, institution (in an abstract sense) Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-wezen-nl-noun-JPGGp1HP
  3. (used absolutely, with definite article or possessive determiner) The essence of something Tags: determiner, neuter, possessive, with-definite-article
    Sense id: en-wezen-nl-noun-RqQ1nYiD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bankwezen, geldwezen, leenwezen, opperwezen, vetewezen, wezenlijk, zeewezen
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈʋeː.zə(n)/ Audio: Nl-wezen.ogg
Rhymes: -eːzən Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|nl|noun form}} wezen
  1. plural of wees Tags: form-of, plural Form of: wees
    Sense id: en-wezen-nl-noun-oLJZXMih
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈʋeː.zə(n)/ Audio: Nl-wezen.ogg
Rhymes: -eːzən Etymology: From Middle Dutch wēsen, from Old Dutch wesan, from Proto-West Germanic *wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną. See zijn. The noun represents a substantivization of the verb and is attested as such since as early as c. 1100. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|wēsen}} Middle Dutch wēsen, {{inh|nl|odt|wesan}} Old Dutch wesan, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*wesan}} Proto-West Germanic *wesan, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*wesaną}} Proto-Germanic *wesaną, {{m|nl|zijn}} zijn Head templates: {{nl-verb}} wezen
  1. (only as the infinitive) Synonym of zijn Synonyms: zijn [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-wezen-nl-verb-bYDqcyVX
  2. (with postpositioned jullie) imperative plural of zijn Tags: form-of, imperative, plural Form of: zijn
    Sense id: en-wezen-nl-verb-AqWf9KHg
  3. (only as the infinitive, sometimes proscribed) used with an action verb in the infinitive to indicate that the action took place elsewhere and has been concluded Tags: proscribed, sometimes
    Sense id: en-wezen-nl-verb-nl:perfective Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 5 11 4 5 6 7 47 7 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wegwezen
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈʋeː.zə(n)/ Audio: Nl-wezen.ogg
Rhymes: -eːzən Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|nl|verb form}} wezen
  1. inflection of wijzen: Tags: form-of, indicative, past, plural Form of: wijzen
    Sense id: en-wezen-nl-verb-4phWwljn
  2. inflection of wijzen: Tags: form-of, past, plural, subjunctive Form of: wijzen
    Sense id: en-wezen-nl-verb-4xJURAtK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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        "(only as the infinitive, sometimes proscribed) used with an action verb in the infinitive to indicate that the action took place elsewhere and has been concluded"
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      "ipa": "/ˈʋeː.zə(n)/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːzən"
    },
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}

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      "word": "geldwezen"
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      "word": "leenwezen"
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      "word": "opperwezen"
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      "word": "vetewezen"
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      "ipa": "/ˈʋeː.zə(n)/"
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      "rhymes": "-eːzən"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʋeː.zə(n)/"
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      "rhymes": "-eːzən"
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}

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