z'

See also: Appendix:Variations of "z"

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• zu

Preposition

z'

1. abbreviation of zu – in (used only for towns, not for geographic regions or geographic features)

   I bi z'Züri.

   I am in Zurich.

French

Alternative forms

• z-, -z-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z‿/

Infix

z'

1. (informal) A prefix used to represent a nonstandard liaison within a plural noun phrase, or eye dialect for a standard liaison.

   le Bal des Quat’z’Arts ― a ball formerly held in Paris (literally, “Four Arts Ball”)

   les quatre z’amis ― the four friends

   les chemins de fer z’anglais ― (the) English railways

   les z’hommes ― (the) men

Pronoun

z'

1. (colloquial, nonstandard) elided form of vous
   • 2013, Stromae, “Tous les mêmes”, in Racine carrée:

     "Z'avez d'la chance qu'on vous aime"

     You're lucky we love you.

Derived terms

• entre quatre-z-yeux
• entre quat'z'yeux

See also

• -s
• -x

Sassarese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡s‿/

Pronoun

z'

1. apocopic form of zi, used before a vowel

Adverb

z'

1. apocopic form of zi, used before a vowel