"zij" meaning in Dutch

See zij in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /zɛi̯/ [stressed], /zə/ [unstressed] Audio: Nl-zij.ogg Forms: zij's [plural], zijs [plural], zijen [plural], zijtje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛi̯ Etymology: From Middle Dutch sī, from Old Dutch siu, sia, from Proto-Germanic *iz and *hiz. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|si|sī}} Middle Dutch sī, {{inh|nl|odt|siu}} Old Dutch siu, {{der|nl|gem-pro|*iz}} Proto-Germanic *iz Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-'s,-s,-en|+}} zij f (plural zij's or zijs or zijen, diminutive zijtje n)
  1. she (a female) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-zij-nl-noun-g-oHfTFC Categories (other): Dutch pronouns Disambiguation of Dutch pronouns: 16 40 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /zɛi̯/ [stressed], /zə/ [unstressed] Audio: Nl-zij.ogg Forms: zijden [plural], zijtje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɛi̯ Etymology: Contraction of zijde (“side”). Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|zijden|+}} zij f (plural zijden, diminutive zijtje n)
  1. side (the side of one's body); flank Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-zij-nl-noun-FZ3SNkyM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /zɛi̯/ [stressed], /zə/ [unstressed] Audio: Nl-zij.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛi̯ Etymology: Contraction of zijde (“silk”). Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-|-}} zij f (uncountable, no diminutive)
  1. archaic form of zijde (“silk”) Tags: alt-of, archaic, feminine, no-diminutive, uncountable Alternative form of: zijde (extra: silk)
    Sense id: en-zij-nl-noun-5-GPPkyJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Pronoun

IPA: /zɛi̯/ [stressed], /zə/ [unstressed] Audio: Nl-zij.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛi̯ Etymology: From Middle Dutch sī, from Old Dutch siu, sia, from Proto-Germanic *iz and *hiz. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|si|sī}} Middle Dutch sī, {{inh|nl|odt|siu}} Old Dutch siu, {{der|nl|gem-pro|*iz}} Proto-Germanic *iz Head templates: {{head|nl|pronoun}} zij
  1. she; third-person singular feminine subjective personal pronoun
    Sense id: en-zij-nl-pron-2dIL70Kc Categories (other): Dutch personal pronouns, Dutch pronouns, Middle Dutch links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of Dutch personal pronouns: 2 3 1 40 10 20 20 2 2 Disambiguation of Dutch pronouns: 16 40 45 Disambiguation of Middle Dutch links with redundant target parameters: 0 52 48
  2. they; third-person plural subjective pronoun
    Sense id: en-zij-nl-pron-P3szJg6o Categories (other): Dutch pronouns, Middle Dutch links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of Dutch pronouns: 16 40 45 Disambiguation of Middle Dutch links with redundant target parameters: 0 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: zijzelf
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /zɛi̯/ [stressed], /zə/ [unstressed] Audio: Nl-zij.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛi̯ Head templates: {{head|nl|verb form}} zij
  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of zijn Tags: dated, form-of, formal, present, singular, subjunctive Form of: zijn
    Sense id: en-zij-nl-verb-LGFHnMNn Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Fabrics Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 0 7 3 3 4 36 36 8 4 Disambiguation of Fabrics: 0 1 3 4 4 42 42 1 2
  2. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of wezen Tags: dated, form-of, formal, present, singular, subjunctive Form of: wezen
    Sense id: en-zij-nl-verb--XM1xQ0H Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Fabrics Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 0 7 3 3 4 36 36 8 4 Disambiguation of Fabrics: 0 1 3 4 4 42 42 1 2
  3. (Belgium) singular present imperative of zijn Tags: Belgium, form-of, imperative, present, singular Form of: zijn
    Sense id: en-zij-nl-verb-sxOL2jW1 Categories (other): Belgian Dutch
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

IPA: /zɛi̯/ [stressed], /zə/ [unstressed] Audio: Nl-zij.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛi̯ Head templates: {{head|nl|verb form}} zij
  1. misspelling of zei Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: zei
    Sense id: en-zij-nl-verb-KifQyNtK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "zijzelf"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "sy"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Javindo",
      "lang_code": "jvd",
      "word": "sij"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Jersey Dutch",
      "lang_code": "gmw-jdt",
      "word": "zāi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "si",
        "4": "sī"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch sī",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "siu"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch siu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*iz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *iz",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch sī, from Old Dutch siu, sia, from Proto-Germanic *iz and *hiz.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "pronoun"
      },
      "expansion": "zij",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "zij"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 3 1 40 10 20 20 2 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch personal pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 40 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Dutch links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "she; third-person singular feminine subjective personal pronoun"
      ],
      "id": "en-zij-nl-pron-2dIL70Kc",
      "links": [
        [
          "she",
          "she"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 40 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Dutch links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "they; third-person plural subjective pronoun"
      ],
      "id": "en-zij-nl-pron-P3szJg6o",
      "links": [
        [
          "they",
          "they"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/zɛi̯/",
      "tags": [
        "stressed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zə/",
      "tags": [
        "unstressed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-zij.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3d/Nl-zij.ogg/Nl-zij.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Nl-zij.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "zei"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zij"
}

{
  "etymology_number": "1",
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "si",
        "4": "sī"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch sī",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "siu"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch siu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*iz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *iz",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch sī, from Old Dutch siu, sia, from Proto-Germanic *iz and *hiz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zij's",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zijs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zijen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zijtje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-'s,-s,-en",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "zij f (plural zij's or zijs or zijen, diminutive zijtje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "zij"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 40 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "she (a female)"
      ],
      "id": "en-zij-nl-noun-g-oHfTFC",
      "links": [
        [
          "she",
          "she"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/zɛi̯/",
      "tags": [
        "stressed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zə/",
      "tags": [
        "unstressed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-zij.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3d/Nl-zij.ogg/Nl-zij.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Nl-zij.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "zei"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zij"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Ambonese Malay",
      "lang_code": "abs",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "sei"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Manado Malay",
      "lang_code": "xmm",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "sei"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Kwinti",
          "lang_code": "kww",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "sei"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Saramaccan",
          "lang_code": "srm",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "se"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
      "lang_code": "srn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "sei"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Kwinti",
          "lang_code": "kww",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "sei"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Saramaccan",
          "lang_code": "srm",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "se"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
      "lang_code": "srn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "si"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "etymology_text": "Contraction of zijde (“side”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zijden",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zijtje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "zijden",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "zij f (plural zijden, diminutive zijtje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "zij"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "side (the side of one's body); flank"
      ],
      "id": "en-zij-nl-noun-FZ3SNkyM",
      "links": [
        [
          "side",
          "side"
        ],
        [
          "flank",
          "flank"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/zɛi̯/",
      "tags": [
        "stressed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zə/",
      "tags": [
        "unstressed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-zij.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3d/Nl-zij.ogg/Nl-zij.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Nl-zij.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "zei"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zij"
}

{
  "etymology_number": "3",
  "etymology_text": "Contraction of zijde (“silk”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "zij f (uncountable, no diminutive)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "zij"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "silk",
          "word": "zijde"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "archaic form of zijde (“silk”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-zij-nl-noun-5-GPPkyJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "zijde",
          "zijde#Dutch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "archaic",
        "feminine",
        "no-diminutive",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/zɛi̯/",
      "tags": [
        "stressed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zə/",
      "tags": [
        "unstressed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-zij.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3d/Nl-zij.ogg/Nl-zij.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Nl-zij.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "zei"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zij"
}

{
  "etymology_number": "4",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "zij",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "zij"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 7 3 3 4 36 36 8 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 1 3 4 4 42 42 1 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Fabrics",
          "orig": "nl:Fabrics",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "zijn"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "singular present subjunctive of zijn"
      ],
      "id": "en-zij-nl-verb-LGFHnMNn",
      "links": [
        [
          "zijn",
          "zijn#Dutch"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of zijn"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "form-of",
        "formal",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 7 3 3 4 36 36 8 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 1 3 4 4 42 42 1 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Fabrics",
          "orig": "nl:Fabrics",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "wezen"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "singular present subjunctive of wezen"
      ],
      "id": "en-zij-nl-verb--XM1xQ0H",
      "links": [
        [
          "wezen",
          "wezen#Dutch"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of wezen"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "form-of",
        "formal",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Belgian Dutch",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "zijn"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "singular present imperative of zijn"
      ],
      "id": "en-zij-nl-verb-sxOL2jW1",
      "links": [
        [
          "zijn",
          "zijn#Dutch"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Belgium) singular present imperative of zijn"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Belgium",
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/zɛi̯/",
      "tags": [
        "stressed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zə/",
      "tags": [
        "unstressed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-zij.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3d/Nl-zij.ogg/Nl-zij.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Nl-zij.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "zei"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zij"
}

{
  "etymology_number": "5",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "zij",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "zij"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "zei"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "misspelling of zei"
      ],
      "id": "en-zij-nl-verb-KifQyNtK",
      "links": [
        [
          "zei",
          "zei#Dutch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "misspelling"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/zɛi̯/",
      "tags": [
        "stressed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zə/",
      "tags": [
        "unstressed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-zij.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3d/Nl-zij.ogg/Nl-zij.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Nl-zij.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "zei"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zij"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch feminine nouns",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch non-lemma forms",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -s",
    "Dutch personal pronouns",
    "Dutch pronouns",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms with homophones",
    "Dutch verb forms",
    "Middle Dutch links with redundant target parameters",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯/1 syllable",
    "nl:Fabrics"
  ],
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    {
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        "(dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of wezen"
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