zee

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See also: Zee, zée, zêe, and žee

English

Etymology 1

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

  • IPA(key): /ziː/
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  • (Philippine) IPA(key): /ˈzeɪː/ (colloquial)
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

zee (plural zees) (chiefly US, Newfoundland, Philippines, increasingly Canada)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter 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.
  2. Something Z-shaped. Found in compounds.
    zee-bar.
  3. (colloquial, usually in the plural) Sleep.
    Time to get some zees.
Synonyms
  • zed (UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa)
  • izzard (Hong Kong, Scotland, South Asia)
Derived terms
Translations
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Verb

zee (third-person singular simple present zees, present participle zeeing, simple past and past participle zeed) (chiefly US, Newfoundland)

  1. (intransitive, informal) To sleep or nap. (Compare zzz, catch some z's.)
  2. (intransitive, rare) To zigzag; to move with sharp alternating turns.

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Etymology 2

Article

zee

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

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sêe, from Old Dutch sēo, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.

Pronunciation

Noun

zee f (plural zeeën, diminutive zeetje n)

  1. 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.
  2. 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

general
seas

Descendants

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

Estonian

Noun

zee (genitive , partitive )

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Z.

Latin

Noun

zee

  1. vocative singular of zeus

Romanian

Etymology

From zeu.

Noun

zee f (plural zee)

  1. goddess

Declension

San Juan Guelavía Zapotec

Etymology

Cognate with Zoogocho Zapotec za'a.

Noun

zee

  1. a fresh ear of corn

References

  • López Antonio, Joaquín; Jones, Ted; Jones, Kris (2012) Vocabulario breve del Zapoteco de San Juan Guelavía (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Tlalpan, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 20

Swahili

Pronunciation

Adjective

-zee (declinable)

  1. old

Declension

Antonyms

Related terms

Yola

Etymology 1

From Middle English zi, from Old English sēon, from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan.

Alternative forms

Verb

zee (simple past zide)

  1. to see
    • 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, pages 94:
      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:
      Co Sooney, "Billeen dowst thee zee faads lewer,
      Says Alice "Billy, do you see what's yonder?"

Etymology 2

Noun

zee

  1. Alternative form of zea (sea)

References

  1. ^ Jacob Poole (1867), 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, page 81
  2. ^ Jacob Poole (1867), 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, page 94
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ Jacob Poole (1867), 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, page 80