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Bavarian
Etymology
Equivalent to zu + hi. Compare archaic German zuhin.
Pronunciation
Adverb
zuwe
- (East Central Bavarian) over there, away, fro (direction away from the speaker)
- Geh zuwe! ― Go over there!
Usage notes
Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to hi), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to her).
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch siwe; possibly related to Old French suer (“to dry”), from Latin sūgere (“to suck”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzy.ʋə/
- Hyphenation: zu‧we
Noun
zuwe f (plural zuwes)
- (obsolete or dialectal, mostly found in toponyms) a pathway through marshland
1843, J.B. Christemeijer, Het lustoord tusschen Amstel en Grebbe, en elders in het Sticht van Utrecht, volume 1:strekt zich met hare gronden ook langs dezen oever van de Vecht, en in eene oostelijke rigting tot aan de zuwe […]
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Maar laat ons, van de zuwe naar het dorp terug keerende, […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1852, Reglement tot het verveenen, bedijken en droogmaken van een gedeelte van de Holendrechter en Bullenwijker polders, page 3:[…] volgende tot op den hoek ten zuiden van de valbrug van gemelde plaats over de zuwe liggende, van gemelden hoek dezer zuwe bij de valbrug, omtrent zuid-west op de distantie van omtrent 120 roeden van de zuwe afwijkende, tot zooverre de klei wederom voldoende, […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1964-1965, Hollands Maandblad, Jaargang 6 (1964-1965), circa page 28: