zus

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /zʏs/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: zus
  • Rhymes: -ʏs

Etymology 1[edit]

Short form of zuster. Compare English sis.

Noun[edit]

zus f (plural zussen, diminutive zusje n)

  1. sister
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Etymology 2[edit]

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

Adverb[edit]

zus

  1. so, in such a way
    Synonym: zo
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Indonesian[edit]

Noun[edit]

zus (first-person possessive zusku, second-person possessive zusmu, third-person possessive zusnya)

  1. (dated) sis, sissy