zee
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]1670s US variant of zed (which see for more), by analogy with other letters such as bee, dee, tee and vee, and standardized by Noah Webster.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ziː/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (Canada): (file) - (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˈzeɪː/ (colloquial)
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
[edit]zee (plural zees) (chiefly US, Newfoundland, Philippines, increasingly Canada)
- The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.
- 1984 Waite, Prata & Martin, C (Computer Program Language), p. 190
- Thus first C checks to see if ex and wye are equal. The resulting value of 1 or 0 (true or false) then is compared to the value of zee.
- 1984 Waite, Prata & Martin, C (Computer Program Language), p. 190
- Something Z-shaped. Found in compounds.
- zee-bar.
- (colloquial, usually in the plural) Sleep.
- Time to get some zees.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
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Descendants
[edit]- → Tagalog: zi
See also
[edit]- (Latin-script letter names) letter; a, bee, cee, dee, e, ef, gee, aitch, i, jay, kay, el, em, en, o, pee, cue, ar, ess, tee, u, vee, double-u, ex, wye, zee / zed
Verb
[edit]zee (third-person singular simple present zees, present participle zeeing, simple past and past participle zeed) (chiefly US, Newfoundland)
- (intransitive, informal) To sleep or nap. (Compare zzz, catch some z's.)
- (intransitive, rare) To zigzag; to move with sharp alternating turns.
See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Article
[edit]zee
- Pronunciation spelling of the, representing primarily French or German accented English.
Anagrams
[edit]Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch sêe, from Old Dutch sēo, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]zee f (plural zeeën, diminutive zeetje n)
- sea
- Ze zeilden over de open zee om nieuwe landen te ontdekken. ― They sailed the open sea to discover new lands.
- Ik wil volgend jaar naar de zee verhuizen. ― I want to move to the sea next year.
- Het kleine zeetje was een populaire plek voor lokale vissers. ― The small sea was a popular spot for local fishermen.
- sea (a vast mass, expanse; multitude)
- Er was een zee van mensen bij het concert. ― There was a sea of people at the concert.
- Hij keek uit over een zee van bloemen. ― He looked out over a sea of flowers.
- De hemel was een eindeloze zee van sterren. ― The sky was an endless sea of stars.
Derived terms
[edit]- binnenzee
- bloemenzee
- diepzee
- ijszee
- onderzeeboot
- onderzeeër
- onderzees
- open zee
- randzee
- vlammenzee
- vuurzee
- wereldzee
- zee-eend
- zee-egel
- zee-engte
- zee-ijs
- zeeaal
- zeealant
- zeeanemoon
- zeeanjelier
- zeearend
- zeearm
- zeeaster
- zeebaai
- zeebaars
- zeebaboe
- zeebad
- zeebanket
- zeebatterij
- zeebeer
- zeebenen
- zeebeving
- zeebewoner
- zeebies
- zeeblauw
- zeebodem
- zeeboei
- zeeboezem
- zeebonk
- zeebot
- zeebries
- zeecadet
- zeecontainer
- zeedier
- zeedijk
- zeedistel
- zeedorp
- zeedraak
- zeedrift
- zeeduin
- zeeduivel
- zeeduizendpoot
- zeefort
- zeegat
- zeegevecht
- zeegezicht
- zeegod
- zeegodin
- zeegolf
- zeegras
- zeegroen
- zeehandel
- zeehaven
- zeeheld
- zeehond
- zeekaart
- zeekastanje
- zeekat
- zeekering
- zeeklaar
- zeeklei
- zeekoe
- zeekoelte
- zeekoet
- zeekolk
- zeekomkommer
- zeekompas
- zeekraal
- zeekrab
- zeekrijg
- zeekrokodil
- zeekunde
- zeekust
- zeelamprei
- Zeeland
- zeeland
- zeeleeuw
- zeeleven
- zeelied
- zeelucht
- zeelui
- zeeluipaard
- zeemacht
- zeemakelaar
- zeeman
- zeemeermin
- zeemeeuw
- zeemijl
- zeemijn
- zeemond
- zeemonster
- zeemossel
- zeemuis
- zeenaald
- zeenimf
- zeeniveau
- zeeofficier
- zeeolifant
- zeeoorlog
- zeeotter
- zeepaard
- zeepaling
- zeepissebed
- zeeplant
- zeepok
- zeeprik
- zeeraket
- zeereis
- zeereptiel
- zeerob
- zeeroof
- zeeroofdier
- zeeroofvogel
- zeerot
- zeerover
- zeeschelp
- zeeschildpad
- zeeschip
- zeeschuim
- zeeschuimer
- zeeslag
- zeeslang
- zeesluis
- zeesoldaat
- zeespiegel
- zeestaat
- zeester
- zeestorm
- zeestraat
- zeestrand
- zeestroom
- zeetransport
- zeevaarder
- zeevaart
- zeevang
- zeevast
- zeeverbinding
- zeeverkeer
- zeeverkenner
- zeevetmuur
- zeevis
- zeevisser
- zeevliegtuig
- zeevogel
- zeevolk
- zeevonk
- zeevoogd
- zeewaardig
- zeewapen
- zeewater
- zeewering
- zeewezen
- zeewier
- zeewind
- zeewinde
- zeewolf
- zeewolfsmelk
- zeezeiler
- zeezicht
- zeeziek
- zeeziekte
- zeezout
- zeezwaluw
- zoutzee
Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: see
- Berbice Creole Dutch: sei
- Javindo: see
- Negerhollands: see
- → Saramaccan: zé
- → Sranan Tongo: se
Estonian
[edit]Noun
[edit]zee (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.
Latin
[edit]Noun
[edit]zee
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From zeu.
Noun
[edit]zee f (plural zee)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | zee | zeea | zee | zeele | |
genitive-dative | zee | zeei | zee | zeelor | |
vocative | zee, zeeo | zeelor |
San Juan Guelavía Zapotec
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Zoogocho Zapotec za'a.
Noun
[edit]zee
- a fresh ear of corn
References
[edit]- López Antonio, Joaquín, Jones, Ted, Jones, Kris (2012) Vocabulario breve del Zapoteco de San Juan Guelavía[1] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Tlalpan, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 20
Swahili
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]-zee (declinable)
Declension
[edit]Noun class | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
m-wa class(I/II) | mzee | wazee |
m-mi class(III/IV) | mzee | mizee |
ji-ma class(V/VI) | zee | mazee |
ki-vi class(VII/VIII) | kizee | vizee |
n class(IX/X) | nzee | nzee |
u class(XI) | mzee | see n(X) or ma(VI) class |
pa class(XVI) | pazee | |
ku class(XVII) | kuzee | |
mu class(XVIII) | muzee |
Antonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Yola
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle English seen, son, from Old English sēon, from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan.
Alternative forms
[edit]Verb
[edit]- to see
- 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, pages 94[2]:
- Maade a nicest coolecannan that e'er ye did zee.
- Made the nicest coolecannan that ever you did see.
- 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, lines 9[3]:
- Co Sooney, "Billeen dowst thee zee faads lewer,
- Says Alice "Billy, do you see what's yonder?"
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]zee [4]
- Alternative form of zea (“sea”)
References
[edit]- ^ 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, published 1867, page 81
- ^ 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, published 1867, page 94
- ^ Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
- ^ 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, published 1867, page 80
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