"zu" meaning in German

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Adjective

IPA: /t͡suː/, /t͡sə/ Audio: DE-zu.OGG , De-zu2.ogg
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From a spelling merger of two interrelated adpreps: 1.) Middle High German ze, from Old High German za, zi, from Proto-Germanic *ta; and 2.) Middle High German zuo, from Old High German zuo, from Proto-Germanic *tō. A distinction between both words has widely been retained in dialects, and also to some degree in modern spoken German (see pronunciation section below). Cognate with Silesian East Central German zu (contractions with the definite article: zum m or n, zur f); Dutch te, toe; Old Saxon tō; English to, too. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|ze}} Middle High German ze, {{inh|de|goh|za}} Old High German za, {{m|goh|zi}} zi, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*ta}} Proto-Germanic *ta, {{inh|de|gmh|zuo}} Middle High German zuo, {{inh|de|goh|zuo}} Old High German zuo, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*tō}} Proto-Germanic *tō, {{cog|sli|zu}} Silesian East Central German zu, {{m|gmw-ecg|zum|g=m|g2=n}} zum m or n, {{m|gmw-ecg|zur|g=f}} zur f, {{cog|nl|te}} Dutch te, {{m|nl|toe}} toe, {{cog|osx|tō}} Old Saxon tō, {{cog|en|to}} English to, {{m|en|too}} too Head templates: {{de-adj|predonly}} zu (indeclinable, predicative only)
  1. (somewhat informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open) Tags: indeclinable, informal, predicative Synonyms: geschlossen
    Sense id: en-zu-de-adj-hnxnvGMf
  2. closed (not operating or conducting trade) Tags: indeclinable, predicative
    Sense id: en-zu-de-adj-UB-Q-yZB
  3. done up (fastened) Tags: indeclinable, predicative
    Sense id: en-zu-de-adj-iaff5vVp Categories (other): German particles, German prepositions Disambiguation of German particles: 2 6 10 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 7 12 8 6 7 5 1 1 8 2 7 7 Disambiguation of German prepositions: 6 5 10 5 3 6 4 6 5 4 3 5 7 6 1 1 1 1 5 5 4 4 2
  4. (slang) hammered; very drunk Tags: indeclinable, predicative, slang
    Sense id: en-zu-de-adj-lajiYiQI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: [obsolete]

Adverb

IPA: /t͡suː/, /t͡sə/ Audio: DE-zu.OGG , De-zu2.ogg
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From a spelling merger of two interrelated adpreps: 1.) Middle High German ze, from Old High German za, zi, from Proto-Germanic *ta; and 2.) Middle High German zuo, from Old High German zuo, from Proto-Germanic *tō. A distinction between both words has widely been retained in dialects, and also to some degree in modern spoken German (see pronunciation section below). Cognate with Silesian East Central German zu (contractions with the definite article: zum m or n, zur f); Dutch te, toe; Old Saxon tō; English to, too. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|ze}} Middle High German ze, {{inh|de|goh|za}} Old High German za, {{m|goh|zi}} zi, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*ta}} Proto-Germanic *ta, {{inh|de|gmh|zuo}} Middle High German zuo, {{inh|de|goh|zuo}} Old High German zuo, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*tō}} Proto-Germanic *tō, {{cog|sli|zu}} Silesian East Central German zu, {{m|gmw-ecg|zum|g=m|g2=n}} zum m or n, {{m|gmw-ecg|zur|g=f}} zur f, {{cog|nl|te}} Dutch te, {{m|nl|toe}} toe, {{cog|osx|tō}} Old Saxon tō, {{cog|en|to}} English to, {{m|en|too}} too Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} zu, {{de-adv}} zu
  1. (with adjectives and adverbs) too (excessively) Tags: with adjectives and adverbs
    Sense id: en-zu-de-adv-0y-ZG-h-
  2. (by extension, slang) An intensifier. Tags: broadly, slang
    Sense id: en-zu-de-adv-Z7ZQ1JVM Categories (other): German intensifiers Disambiguation of German intensifiers: 2 4 7 1 0 32 1 2 1 0 0 5 8 5 4 5 4 1 1 5 1 5 5
  3. towards; at
    Sense id: en-zu-de-adv-8pVXdpTv
  4. (somewhat informal) shut; closed; locked Tags: informal Synonyms: geschlossen
    Sense id: en-zu-de-adv-x77Qme7m
  5. ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))
    Sense id: en-zu-de-adv-Ak6jhpMI
  6. (colloquial) As a separated part of dazu or wozu Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-zu-de-adv-ABYOC9Bw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: [obsolete] Derived forms: zumachen, zuschließen

Particle

IPA: /t͡suː/, /t͡sə/ Audio: DE-zu.OGG , De-zu2.ogg
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From a spelling merger of two interrelated adpreps: 1.) Middle High German ze, from Old High German za, zi, from Proto-Germanic *ta; and 2.) Middle High German zuo, from Old High German zuo, from Proto-Germanic *tō. A distinction between both words has widely been retained in dialects, and also to some degree in modern spoken German (see pronunciation section below). Cognate with Silesian East Central German zu (contractions with the definite article: zum m or n, zur f); Dutch te, toe; Old Saxon tō; English to, too. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|ze}} Middle High German ze, {{inh|de|goh|za}} Old High German za, {{m|goh|zi}} zi, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*ta}} Proto-Germanic *ta, {{inh|de|gmh|zuo}} Middle High German zuo, {{inh|de|goh|zuo}} Old High German zuo, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*tō}} Proto-Germanic *tō, {{cog|sli|zu}} Silesian East Central German zu, {{m|gmw-ecg|zum|g=m|g2=n}} zum m or n, {{m|gmw-ecg|zur|g=f}} zur f, {{cog|nl|te}} Dutch te, {{m|nl|toe}} toe, {{cog|osx|tō}} Old Saxon tō, {{cog|en|to}} English to, {{m|en|too}} too Head templates: {{head|de|particle}} zu
  1. (with infinitives of verbs) to Tags: with infinitives of verbs
    Sense id: en-zu-de-particle-Zj6hv~~l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: [obsolete]

Preposition

IPA: /t͡suː/, /t͡sə/ Audio: DE-zu.OGG , De-zu2.ogg
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From a spelling merger of two interrelated adpreps: 1.) Middle High German ze, from Old High German za, zi, from Proto-Germanic *ta; and 2.) Middle High German zuo, from Old High German zuo, from Proto-Germanic *tō. A distinction between both words has widely been retained in dialects, and also to some degree in modern spoken German (see pronunciation section below). Cognate with Silesian East Central German zu (contractions with the definite article: zum m or n, zur f); Dutch te, toe; Old Saxon tō; English to, too. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|ze}} Middle High German ze, {{inh|de|goh|za}} Old High German za, {{m|goh|zi}} zi, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*ta}} Proto-Germanic *ta, {{inh|de|gmh|zuo}} Middle High German zuo, {{inh|de|goh|zuo}} Old High German zuo, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*tō}} Proto-Germanic *tō, {{cog|sli|zu}} Silesian East Central German zu, {{m|gmw-ecg|zum|g=m|g2=n}} zum m or n, {{m|gmw-ecg|zur|g=f}} zur f, {{cog|nl|te}} Dutch te, {{m|nl|toe}} toe, {{cog|osx|tō}} Old Saxon tō, {{cog|en|to}} English to, {{m|en|too}} too Head templates: {{head|de|preposition}} zu
  1. to, towards (indicates directionality) Tags: with-dative
    Sense id: en-zu-de-prep-HRcluCS-
  2. with respect to; regarding Tags: with-dative
    Sense id: en-zu-de-prep-XE7c7ymR Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German particles Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 2 6 10 1 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 6 14 7 6 7 5 1 1 7 4 7 7 Disambiguation of German particles: 2 6 10 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 7 12 8 6 7 5 1 1 8 2 7 7
  3. along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question)) Tags: with-dative
    Sense id: en-zu-de-prep-J8~~UcIx
  4. at, on (indicates location) Tags: with-dative
    Sense id: en-zu-de-prep-B2E46j-N
  5. at (indicates time) Tags: with-dative
    Sense id: en-zu-de-prep-SSDGE2tP
  6. by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.)) Tags: with-dative
    Sense id: en-zu-de-prep-UWIOB42O
  7. (with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of) Tags: with a verb, with-dative
    Sense id: en-zu-de-prep-eNLc6gqQ
  8. for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of) Tags: with-dative
    Sense id: en-zu-de-prep-QLLqxKBA
  9. into (indicates transition into another form or substance) Tags: with-dative
    Sense id: en-zu-de-prep-t6ME2W-0
  10. as, for, to be (to take on the role of) Tags: with-dative
    Sense id: en-zu-de-prep-~fRMWpuQ
  11. to (used to indicate ratios) Tags: with-dative
    Sense id: en-zu-de-prep-NYqXsP-~
  12. at (denotes a price or rate) Tags: with-dative
    Sense id: en-zu-de-prep-eTh3E6tc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: [obsolete] Derived forms: zum (alt: zu + dem) [masculine, neuter], bis zu, zu Fuß, zu Herzen nehmen, zu Recht, zuhause Derived forms (zu + den): zun [obsolete, plural] Derived forms (zu + der): zur [feminine]
Disambiguation of 'zu + den': 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'zu + der': 17 11 17 3 1 4 4 10 7 21 3 1

Alternative forms

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      "alt": "zu + dem",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "zum"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bis zu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "zu Fuß"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "zu Herzen nehmen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "zu Recht"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "zuhause"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "17 11 17 3 1 4 4 10 7 21 3 1",
      "sense": "zu + der",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "sense": "zu + den",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "plural"
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    }
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        "1": "de",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German za",
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German zuo",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*tō"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *tō",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sli",
        "2": "zu"
      },
      "expansion": "Silesian East Central German zu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-ecg",
        "2": "zum",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "zum m or n",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-ecg",
        "2": "zur",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "zur f",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "te"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch te",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "toe"
      },
      "expansion": "toe",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "tō"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon tō",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "to"
      },
      "expansion": "English to",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "too"
      },
      "expansion": "too",
      "name": "m"
    }
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  "lang_code": "de",
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        {
          "english": "to the train station",
          "text": "zum Bahnhof",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to, towards (indicates directionality)"
      ],
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          "to"
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          "towards"
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    },
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          "_dis": "2 6 10 1 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 6 14 7 6 7 5 1 1 7 4 7 7",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "With respect to item 1, let me remark that...",
          "text": "Zu Punkt 1 möchte ich bemerken, dass...",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "with respect to; regarding"
      ],
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          "respect",
          "respect"
        ],
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          "regarding",
          "regarding"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to drink water with one’s meal",
          "text": "Wasser zum Essen trinken",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "along with; with (accompanying (the main thing in question))"
      ],
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        [
          "along",
          "along"
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          "with",
          "with"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
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        {
          "english": "at home",
          "text": "zu Hause",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "at, on (indicates location)"
      ],
      "id": "en-zu-de-prep-B2E46j-N",
      "links": [
        [
          "at",
          "at"
        ],
        [
          "on",
          "on"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "at the right time",
          "text": "zur richtigen Zeit",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "at the beginning",
          "text": "zu Beginn",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "at (indicates time)"
      ],
      "id": "en-zu-de-prep-SSDGE2tP",
      "links": [
        [
          "at",
          "at"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
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        {
          "english": "on horseback",
          "text": "zu Pferd",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "by, in, on, at (indicates mode (of transportation, speech, etc.))"
      ],
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          "by",
          "by"
        ],
        [
          "in",
          "in"
        ],
        [
          "on",
          "on"
        ],
        [
          "at",
          "at"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-dative"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)"
      ],
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        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ],
        [
          "as",
          "as"
        ],
        [
          "by way of",
          "by way of"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with a verb",
        "with-dative"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "for (in honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of)"
      ],
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        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-dative"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "into (indicates transition into another form or substance)"
      ],
      "id": "en-zu-de-prep-t6ME2W-0",
      "links": [
        [
          "into",
          "into"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-dative"
      ]
    },
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        "as, for, to be (to take on the role of)"
      ],
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        [
          "as",
          "as"
        ],
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ],
        [
          "be",
          "be"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to (used to indicate ratios)"
      ],
      "id": "en-zu-de-prep-NYqXsP-~",
      "links": [
        [
          "to",
          "to"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-dative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "at (denotes a price or rate)"
      ],
      "id": "en-zu-de-prep-eTh3E6tc",
      "links": [
        [
          "at",
          "at"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-dative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡suː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sə/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uː"
    },
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "zů"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "1": "de",
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        "3": "ze"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German ze",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "inh"
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        "1": "de",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German zuo",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "1": "de",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *tō",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sli",
        "2": "zu"
      },
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      "args": {
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      },
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    },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "too"
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      "expansion": "too",
      "name": "m"
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  "lang_code": "de",
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      "ipa": "/t͡sə/"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "zumachen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "zuschließen"
    }
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "goh",
        "3": "za"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "zi"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "zuo"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German zuo",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*tō"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *tō",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sli",
        "2": "zu"
      },
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    },
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    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "te"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch te",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "toe"
      },
      "expansion": "toe",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "tō"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon tō",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "to"
      },
      "expansion": "English to",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "too"
      },
      "expansion": "too",
      "name": "m"
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      },
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    {
      "args": {},
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    },
    {
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
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          "english": "This food tastes so good!",
          "text": "Dieses Essen ist zu lecker!",
          "type": "example"
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        "(by extension, slang) An intensifier."
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      "tags": [
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        "slang"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "towards; at"
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      "id": "en-zu-de-adv-8pVXdpTv",
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        [
          "at",
          "at"
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    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "auf"
        },
        {
          "word": "offen"
        },
        {
          "word": "geöffnet"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "shut; closed; locked"
      ],
      "id": "en-zu-de-adv-x77Qme7m",
      "links": [
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          "shut",
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        [
          "closed",
          "closed"
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          "locked",
          "locked"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(somewhat informal) shut; closed; locked"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "geschlossen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ahead, on (along, forwards (continuing an action))"
      ],
      "id": "en-zu-de-adv-Ak6jhpMI",
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        [
          "ahead",
          "ahead"
        ],
        [
          "on",
          "on"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
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        {
          "text": "\"Wann willst du denn los?\"\n\"Um 10? Nur wenn du da Lust zu hast.\"\n\"When did you wanna go?\"\n\"At 10? Only if you're up for it.\"",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "As a separated part of dazu or wozu"
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      "id": "en-zu-de-adv-ABYOC9Bw",
      "links": [
        [
          "dazu",
          "dazu#German"
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        [
          "wozu",
          "wozu#German"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) As a separated part of dazu or wozu"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/t͡suː/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sə/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uː"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "zů"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zu"
}

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        "2": "gmh",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German ze",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "goh",
        "3": "za"
      },
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    {
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      "expansion": "Old High German zuo",
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      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *tō",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sli",
        "2": "zu"
      },
      "expansion": "Silesian East Central German zu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "zum",
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "zur f",
      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "te"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch te",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "toe"
      },
      "expansion": "toe",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "tō"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon tō",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "to"
      },
      "expansion": "English to",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "too"
      },
      "expansion": "too",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "heutzutage"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "zuerst"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "zuvörderst"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zugang"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zustand"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zuwachs"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        {
          "english": "The shop was closed.",
          "text": "Das Geschäft war zu.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.",
          "text": "Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The door is locked, I can’t get in there.",
          "text": "Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein.",
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        [
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "geschlossen"
        }
      ],
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        "indeclinable",
        "informal",
        "predicative"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "closed (not operating or conducting trade)"
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        "indeclinable",
        "predicative"
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        {
          "_dis": "2 6 10 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 7 12 8 6 7 5 1 1 8 2 7 7",
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        {
          "_dis": "6 5 10 5 3 6 4 6 5 4 3 5 7 6 1 1 1 1 5 5 4 4 2",
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          "name": "German prepositions",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "done up (fastened)"
      ],
      "id": "en-zu-de-adj-iaff5vVp",
      "links": [
        [
          "done up",
          "done up"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable",
        "predicative"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "hammered; very drunk"
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          "hammered"
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        "(slang) hammered; very drunk"
      ],
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        "indeclinable",
        "predicative",
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      "ipa": "/t͡sə/"
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    {
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      "word": "zů"
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}
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    "German adjectives",
    "German adverbs",
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German intensifiers",
    "German lemmas",
    "German particles",
    "German prepositions",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links",
    "German uncomparable adjectives",
    "Rhymes:German/uː",
    "Rhymes:German/uː/1 syllable"
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      "alt": "zu + dem",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
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      "word": "zum"
    },
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      "sense": "zu + der",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zur"
    },
    {
      "sense": "zu + den",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "zun"
    },
    {
      "word": "bis zu"
    },
    {
      "word": "zu Fuß"
    },
    {
      "word": "zu Herzen nehmen"
    },
    {
      "word": "zu Recht"
    },
    {
      "word": "zuhause"
    }
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        [
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          "on"
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        "with-dative"
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      "categories": [
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        {
          "english": "at the beginning",
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          "at"
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        "with-dative"
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      "categories": [
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        "(with a verb) for; (with a noun) as, by way of (for the purpose of)"
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      "glosses": [
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "into (indicates transition into another form or substance)"
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      "glosses": [
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      "args": {
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      "ipa": "/t͡sə/"
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          "word": "geöffnet"
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      "categories": [
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      "glosses": [
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    },
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      "audio": "De-zu2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/bc/De-zu2.ogg/De-zu2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/De-zu2.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "zů"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zu"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "German 1-syllable words",
    "German adjectives",
    "German adverbs",
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German intensifiers",
    "German lemmas",
    "German particles",
    "German prepositions",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links",
    "German uncomparable adjectives",
    "Rhymes:German/uː",
    "Rhymes:German/uː/1 syllable"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "ze"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German ze",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "za"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German za",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "zi"
      },
      "expansion": "zi",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*ta"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *ta",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "zuo"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German zuo",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "zuo"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German zuo",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*tō"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *tō",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sli",
        "2": "zu"
      },
      "expansion": "Silesian East Central German zu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-ecg",
        "2": "zum",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "zum m or n",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-ecg",
        "2": "zur",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "zur f",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "te"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch te",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "toe"
      },
      "expansion": "toe",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "tō"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon tō",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "to"
      },
      "expansion": "English to",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "too"
      },
      "expansion": "too",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From a spelling merger of two interrelated adpreps: 1.) Middle High German ze, from Old High German za, zi, from Proto-Germanic *ta; and 2.) Middle High German zuo, from Old High German zuo, from Proto-Germanic *tō. A distinction between both words has widely been retained in dialects, and also to some degree in modern spoken German (see pronunciation section below). Cognate with Silesian East Central German zu (contractions with the definite article: zum m or n, zur f); Dutch te, toe; Old Saxon tō; English to, too.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "predonly"
      },
      "expansion": "zu (indeclinable, predicative only)",
      "name": "de-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "heutzutage"
    },
    {
      "word": "zuerst"
    },
    {
      "word": "zu haben"
    },
    {
      "word": "zumindest"
    },
    {
      "word": "zunächst"
    },
    {
      "word": "zurecht-"
    },
    {
      "word": "zurück"
    },
    {
      "word": "zusammen"
    },
    {
      "word": "zuvörderst"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zugang"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zustand"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zuwachs"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German informal terms",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The shop was closed.",
          "text": "Das Geschäft war zu.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "This door must be shut at all times for reasons of fire safety.",
          "text": "Die Tür muss aus Brandschutzgründen immer zu sein.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The door is locked, I can’t get in there.",
          "text": "Die Tür ist zu, ich komm nicht rein.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shut",
          "shut"
        ],
        [
          "closed",
          "closed"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(somewhat informal) shut, closed (made inaccessible or impassable; not open)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "geschlossen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable",
        "informal",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "closed (not operating or conducting trade)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "done up (fastened)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "done up",
          "done up"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable",
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hammered; very drunk"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hammered",
          "hammered"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) hammered; very drunk"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable",
        "predicative",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡suː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sə/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uː"
    },
    {
      "audio": "DE-zu.OGG",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6b/DE-zu.OGG/DE-zu.OGG.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/DE-zu.OGG",
      "text": "audio"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-zu2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/bc/De-zu2.ogg/De-zu2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/De-zu2.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "zů"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zu"
}

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