zes

See also: żeś, zês, žes, and ZES

Ahtna

Etymology 1

From Proto-Athabaskan *žəž (“to sip”). Cognate with Navajo -ZHIZH.

Root

zes

1. to sip, drink hot liquid

Stem set

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
Durative	zes, ziits	zes, ziits	zes, ziits	zes, ziits
Durative-customary	ziis	ziis	ziis	ziis
Momentaneous	ziis	zes	zes	ziis
Customary	zes	zes	zes	zes

References

• Kari, James (1990), Ahtna Athabaskan Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 459

Etymology 2

Noun

zes

1. possessed form of ses

Etymology 3

Noun

zes

1. Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations:

Aspect	Imperfective	Perfective	Future	Optative
Perambulative	nen (compact moves)		nen (compact moves)
Progressive	nen (compact moves)
Reversative	nen (compact moves)		nen (compact moves)	nen (compact moves)
Semelfactive	nen (compact moves)	nen (compact moves)	nen (compact moves)	nen (compact moves)
Customary	nen (compact moves)	nen (compact moves)	nen (compact moves)	nen (compact moves)

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ses, from Old Dutch ses, from Proto-West Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɛs/

• Audio (Belgium):

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• Hyphenation: zes
• Rhymes: -ɛs

Numeral

Dutch numbers ^(edit)

	60
←  5	6	7  →
Cardinal: zes     Ordinal: zesde     Ordinal abbreviation: 6e, 6de

zes

1. six

   Hij werkte zes dagen per week en heeft nu een burnout. ― He worked six days a week and has a burn out now.

   Hollanders gaan vaak rond zessen avondeten. ― Hollanders often have dinner around six.

   Ze gingen met zijn zessen naar de bar. ― The six of them went to the bar.

Derived terms

• halfzes
• van zessen klaar
• zesenhalf
• zeshoek
• zesjescultuur
• zesling
• zesmaal
• zesvlak
• zesvoud
• zesvoudig
• zeswerf

Descendants

• Afrikaans: ses
• Berbice Creole Dutch: sesi
• Javindo: ses
• Jersey Dutch: zääs
• Negerhollands: ses, sees
• Skepi Creole Dutch: ses
• → Trió: ses

Noun

zes m or f (plural zessen, diminutive zesje n)

1. six (the digit or figure 6)
2. (Netherlands, Suriname, education) the lowest passing grade, on a scale from 10 (highest grade) to 1 (lowest grade); D− (US)

Low German

Numeral

zes

1. (Dutch Low Saxon) alternative form of sess (“six (6)”)

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *-rəuX. Cognate with Western Xiangxi Miao [Fenghuang] roul and Iu Mien lauz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʐe˩/

Noun

zes

1. nest

Zealandic

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ses, from Old Dutch ses, from Proto-West Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.

Numeral

zes

1. six