zus

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zʏs/

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• Hyphenation: zus
• Rhymes: -ʏs

Etymology 1

Short form of zuster. Compare English sis.

Noun

zus f (plural zussen, diminutive zusje n)

1. sister

Coordinate terms

• broer

Derived terms

• halfzus
• pleegzus
• schoonzus
• tweelingzus

Descendants

• Afrikaans: sus
• Negerhollands: suschi, schuschi, schuschie, schuschii, śiśi, shishi, syssie (all forms from the diminutive)

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch sus, related to Proto-West Germanic *swā (“in this manner”).

Adverb

zus

1. so, in such a way

   Synonym: zo

Derived terms

• zus of zo

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch zus.

Noun

zus

1. (chiefly obsolete) sis, sissy