Definitions and meaning of zee
zee
English
Etymology 1
1670s US variant of zed (which see for more), by analogy with other letters such as bee, dee, tee and vee, and standardized by Noah Webster.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ziː/
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- (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˈzeɪː/ (colloquial)
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
zee (plural zees) (chiefly US, Newfoundland, Philippines, increasingly in Canada, UK, Australia)
- The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.
- 1984 Waite, Prata & Martin, C (Computer Program Language), p. 190
- Thus first C checks to see if ex and wye are equal. The resulting value of 1 or 0 (true or false) then is compared to the value of zee.
- Something Z-shaped. Found in compounds.
- (colloquial, usually in the plural) Sleep.
Synonyms
- zed (UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth)
- izzard (Hong Kong, Scotland)
Derived terms
- from A to Zee
- oh zee, oh-zee, ohzee, o-zee, ozee
- zee bar (see Z-bar).
Translations
Descendants
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) letter; a, bee, cee, dee, e, ef, gee, aitch, i, jay, kay, el, em, en, o, pee, cue, ar, ess, tee, u, vee, double-u, ex, wye, zee / zed
Verb
zee (third-person singular simple present zees, present participle zeeing, simple past and past participle zeed) (chiefly US, Newfoundland)
- (intransitive, informal) To sleep or nap. (Compare zzz, catch some z's.)
- (intransitive, rare) To zigzag; to move with sharp alternating turns.
See also
Etymology 2
Article
zee
- Pronunciation spelling of the, representing primarily French or German accented English.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch sêe, from Old Dutch sēo, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zeː/
- (Belgium) IPA(key): [zeː]
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): [zeɪ̯]
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- Hyphenation: zee
- Rhymes: -eː
Noun
zee f (plural zeeën, diminutive zeetje n)
- sea
- Ze zeilden over de open zee om nieuwe landen te ontdekken. ― They sailed the open sea to discover new lands.
- Ik wil volgend jaar naar de zee verhuizen. ― I want to move to the sea next year.
- Het kleine zeetje was een populaire plek voor lokale vissers. ― The small sea was a popular spot for local fishermen.
- sea (a vast mass, expanse; multitude)
- Er was een zee van mensen bij het concert. ― There was a sea of people at the concert.
- Hij keek uit over een zee van bloemen. ― He looked out over a sea of flowers.
- De hemel was een eindeloze zee van sterren. ― The sky was an endless sea of stars.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: see
- Berbice Creole Dutch: sei
- Javindo: see
- Negerhollands: see
- → Saramaccan: zé
- → Sranan Tongo: se
Estonian
Noun
zee (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.
Latin
Noun
zee
- vocative singular of zeus
Romanian
Etymology
From zeu.
Noun
zee f (plural zee)
- goddess
Declension
San Juan Guelavía Zapotec
Etymology
Cognate with Zoogocho Zapotec za'a.
Noun
zee
- a fresh ear of corn
References
- López Antonio, Joaquín, Jones, Ted, Jones, Kris (2012) Vocabulario breve del Zapoteco de San Juan Guelavía[2] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Tlalpan, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 20
Swahili
Pronunciation
Adjective
-zee (declinable)
- old
Declension
Antonyms
Related terms
Yola
Etymology 1
From Middle English seen, son, from Old English sēon, from Proto-West Germanic *sehwan.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ziː/, /zeː/, /sɔː/
Verb
zee (simple past zide)
- to see
Etymology 2
Noun
zee
- alternative form of zea (“sea”)
References
Source: wiktionary.org