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See also:Zee,zée,zêe,andžee

English

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Etymology 1

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1670s US variant ofzed (which see for more), by analogy with other letters such asbee,dee,tee andvee, and standardized byNoah Webster.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zee (pluralzees)(chiefly US, Newfoundland, Philippines, increasingly in Canada, UK, Australia)

  1. The name of theLatin-script letterZ/z.
    • 1984 Waite, Prata & Martin,C (Computer Program Language), p. 190
      Thus first C checks to see ifex andwye are equal. The resulting value of1 or0 (true or false) then is compared to the value ofzee.
  2. Something Z-shaped.Found in compounds.
    zee-bar.
  3. (colloquial, usually in theplural)Sleep.
    Time to get somezees.
Synonyms
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  • zed(UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth)
  • izzard(Hong Kong, Scotland)
Derived terms
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Translations
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name of the letter Z, z

Descendants

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  • Tagalog:zi

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Verb

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zee (third-person singular simple presentzees,present participlezeeing,simple past and past participlezeed)(chiefly US, Newfoundland)

  1. (intransitive, informal) Tosleep ornap. (Comparezzz,catch some z's.)
  2. (intransitive, rare) Tozigzag; to move with sharp alternating turns.

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Etymology 2

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Article

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zee

  1. Pronunciation spelling ofthe, representing primarily French or German accented English.

Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Dutchsêe, fromOld Dutchsēo, fromProto-West Germanic*saiwi, fromProto-Germanic*saiwiz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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zee f (pluralzeeën,diminutivezeetje n)

  1. sea
    Ze zeilden over de openzee om nieuwe landen te ontdekken.They sailed the opensea to discover new lands.
    Ik wil volgend jaar naar dezee verhuizen.I want to move to thesea next year.
    Het kleinezeetje was een populaire plek voor lokale vissers.The smallsea was a popular spot for local fishermen.
  2. sea (a vast mass, expanse; multitude)
    Er was eenzee van mensen bij het concert.There was asea of people at the concert.
    Hij keek uit over eenzee van bloemen.He looked out over asea of flowers.
    De hemel was een eindelozezee van sterren.The sky was an endlesssea of stars.

Derived terms

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general
seas

Descendants

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  • Afrikaans:see
  • Berbice Creole Dutch:sei
  • Javindo:see
  • Negerhollands:see
  • Saramaccan:
  • Sranan Tongo:se

Estonian

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Noun

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zee (genitive[please provide],partitive[please provide])

  1. The name of theLatin-script letterZ/z.

Latin

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Noun

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zee

  1. vocativesingular ofzeus

Romanian

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Etymology

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Fromzeu.

Noun

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zee f (pluralzee)

  1. goddess

Declension

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Declension ofzee
singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominative-accusativezeezeeazeezeele
genitive-dativezeezeeizeezeelor
vocativezee,zeeozeelor

San Juan Guelavía Zapotec

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Etymology

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Cognate withZoogocho Zapotecza'a.

Noun

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zee

  1. afresh ear of corn

References

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  • López Antonio, Joaquín, Jones, Ted, Jones, Kris (2012)Vocabulario breve del Zapoteco de San Juan Guelavía[2] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Tlalpan, D.F.:Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page20

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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-zee (declinable)

  1. old

Declension

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Inflected forms of-zee
Noun classsingularplural
m-wa class(I/II)mzeewazee
m-mi class(III/IV)mzeemizee
ji-ma class(V/VI)zeemazee
ki-vi class(VII/VIII)kizeevizee
n class(IX/X)nzeenzee
u class(XI)mzeeseen(X) orma(VI) class
pa class(XVI)pazee
ku class(XVII)kuzee
mu class(XVIII)muzee

Antonyms

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Related terms

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Yola

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishseen, son, fromOld Englishsēon, fromProto-West Germanic*sehwan.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ziː/,/zeː/,/sɔː/

Verb

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zee (simple pastzide)[1]

  1. tosee
    • 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, inSONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, pages94[2]:
      Maade a nicest coolecannan that e'er ye didzee.
      Made the nicest coolecannan that ever you didsee.
    • 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, inTHE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page132, lines9[3]:
      Co Sooney, "Billeen dowst theezee faads lewer,
      Says Alice "Billy, do yousee what's yonder?"

Etymology 2

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Noun

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zee[4]

  1. Alternative form ofzea(sea)

References

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  1. ^Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor,A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published1867,page81
  2. ^Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor,A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published1867,page94
  3. ^Kathleen A. Browne (1927) “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, inJournal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)‎[1], volume17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
  4. ^Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor,A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published1867,page80
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