zéi

See also: zei and ze'i

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sɜɪ/

  Rhymes: -ɜɪ

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German zāh, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *tanhuz. Compare German zäh, English tough, Dutch taai.

Adjective

zéi (masculine zéien, neuter zéit, comparative méi zéi, superlative am zéisten)

1. tough, chewy (of food)
2. tough, rugged, hardy
3. tenacious, dogged

Declension

declension of zéi

number and gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		hien ass zéi	si ass zéi	et ass zéi	si si(nn) zéi
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	zéien	zéi	zéit	zéi
	independent without determiner			zéies	zéier
dative	after any declined word	zéien	zéier	zéien	zéien
	as first declined word	zéiem		zéiem

Etymology 2

Verb

zéi

1. second-person singular imperative of zéien

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Mandarin

Romanization

zéi (zei², Zhuyin ㄗㄟˊ)

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