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zel
English
Noun
zel (plural zels)
- Alternative form of zill
Anagrams
- Lez, lez
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin z?lus, from Ancient Greek ????? (zêlos)
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?z?l/
Noun
zel m (plural zels)
- fervor, zeal
- heat, estrus
Related terms
- gelós
Further reading
- “zel” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “zel” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “zel” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “zel” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?z?l]
Noun
zel n
- genitive plural of zlo
Latvian
Verb
zel
- 2nd person singular present indicative form of zelt
- 2nd person singular imperative form of zelt
Middle English
Noun
zel
- Alternative form of zele
Middle French
Alternative forms
- zele
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin z?lus.
Noun
zel m (uncountable)
- zeal
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French zèle.
Noun
zel n (uncountable)
- zeal (fervor or devotion)
Declension
Synonyms
- râvn?, sârguin??, ardoare
Related terms
- zelos
Slovene
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *z?l?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /z???/
Adjective
z??? (comparative zl?jši, superlative n?jzl?jši)
- evil
Inflection
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zé??/
Noun
z??? f
- (clarification of this definition is needed) green plant
Inflection
Further reading
- “zel”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
zel From the web:
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- what zelle means
zee
English
Etymology 1
1670s: variant of British English zed, by analogy with other letters such as bee, dee, tee and vee, and standardized by Noah Webster; from Middle French zede, from Late Latin zeta, from Ancient Greek ???? (zêta), from Hebrew ?? (zayin).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?zi?/
- Rhymes: -i?
Noun
zee (plural zees) (chiefly US, Newfoundland, Philippines, sometimes Canada)
- The name of the Latin-script letter Z.
- Something Z-shaped. Found in compounds.
- (colloquial, usually in the plural) Sleep.
Synonyms
- zed (UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa)
- izzard (Scotland, South Asia)
Translations
See also
- (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
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
- zeta
Etymology 2
Article
zee
- Pronunciation spelling of the, representing primarily French-accented English.
Anagrams
- EEZ, Eze.
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch sêe, from Old Dutch s?o, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ze?/
- Hyphenation: zee
- Rhymes: -e?
Noun
zee f (plural zeeën, diminutive zeetje n)
- sea
- De oude man en de zee.
- The Old Man and the Sea.
- De oude man en de zee.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: see
- ? Sranan Tongo: se
- ? Saramaccan: zé
Estonian
Noun
zee (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- The name of the Latin-script letter Z.
Latin
Noun
zee
- vocative singular of zeus
San Juan Guelavía Zapotec
Etymology
Cognate with Zoogocho Zapotec za'a.
Noun
zee
- a fresh ear of corn
References
- 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., pages 20
Swahili
Pronunciation
Adjective
-zee (declinable)
- old
Inflection
Antonyms
- -pya
Related terms
- mzee
- uzee
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