zei

See also: Zei, zéi, and zèi

Dutch

Etymology

Originally a regular weak verb, zegde, which reduced to zeide, whence zei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɛi̯/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: zij

Verb

zei

1. (deprecated template usage) singular past indicative of zeggen

Anagrams

• zie

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Japanese

Romanization

zei

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぜい

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) zeī

1. inflection of zeus:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive singular

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Mandarin

Romanization

zei

1. Nonstandard spelling of zéi.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zej]

Noun

zei m pl

1. plural of zeu

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Yola

Verb

zei

1. Alternative form of zey (“to say”)
   • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, line 21:

     Ye pace——yea, we mai zei,

     The peace——yes, we may say

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) 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, published 1867, page 114