dze

See also: dzè, dzé, dzɛ, dže, dʒe, dʑɜ⁵³, dzə, dzə́, and dzə̀

Translingual

Symbol

dze

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Djiwarli.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Djiwarli terms

Ewe

Etymology 1

From Proto-Gbe *dyɛ, *gyɛ. Cognates include Fon jɛ̀, Ayizo jɛ̀, Saxwe Gbe ojɛ̀, Adja eje and Gun ojẹ̀.

Noun

dze

1. salt

Etymology 2

Verb

dze

1. to appear
2. to land
3. to look
4. to seem

Kashubian

Alternative forms

• gdze

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъde.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡zɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɛ
• Syllabification: dze

Adverb

dze (not comparable)

1. where

   Dze mieszkôsz? ― Where do you live?

Further reading

• “dze”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “gdzie”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dàì.

Adjective

-dze

1. tall

Inflection

Adjective concord, tone L

	modifier	copulative
1st singular	legimudze	gimudze
2nd singular	lomudze	umudze
1st plural	lesibadze	sibadze
2nd plural	lelibadze	libadze
class 1	lamudze	mhudze
class 2	labadze	bhadze
class 3	lomudze	mhudze
class 4	lemidze	mhidze
class 5	lelidze	lhidze
class 6	lamadze	mhadze
class 7	lesidze	ssidze
class 8	letidze	ttidze
class 9	ledze	yhidze
class 10	letidze	ttidze
class 14	lobudze	bhudze
class 15	lokudze	kkudze
class 17	lokudze	kkudze

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dàì.

Adjective

-dze

1. tall

Inflection

Adjective concord, tone L

	modifier	copulative
1st singular	lengimudze	ngimudze
2nd singular	lomudze	umudze
1st plural	lesibadze	sibadze
2nd plural	lenibadze	nibadze
class 1	lomudze	mudze
class 2	labadze	badze
class 3	lomudze	mudze
class 4	lemidze	midze
class 5	lelidze	lidze
class 6	lamadze	madze
class 7	lesidze	sidze
class 8	letindze	tindze
class 9	lendze	indze
class 10	letindze	tindze
class 11	loludze	ludze
class 14	lobudze	budze
class 15	lokudze	kudze
class 17	lokudze	kudze