-zen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German -(ez)zen. See -sen for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsən/

Suffix

-zen

  1. (now rarely productive) Verbal suffix that expresses the utterance of some word or sound.
    ‎ach (“ah, oh, och”) + ‎-zen → ‎ächzen (“to moan, groan”)
    ‎du (“thou”) + ‎-zen → ‎duzen (“to thou, to address as du”)
  2. (unproductive) alternative form of -sen (intensive suffix)

Derived terms

German terms suffixed with -zen
ihrzen
jauchzen
maunzen
mauzen
youzen

Japanese

Romanization

-zen

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぜん
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