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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch seise, seisene, from Old Dutch *sagisna, *segisna, from Proto-West Germanic *sagisnu. Cognate with German Sense. More distantly related to English scythe (the Dutch cognate of which is zicht).
Pronunciation
Noun
zeis f (plural zeisen, diminutive zeisje n)
- scythe
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Latin
Noun
zēīs
- dative/ablative plural of zēa