zus

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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
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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
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Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch zus.

Noun

zus

  1. (chiefly obsolete) sis, sissy