zijde

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛi̯.də/
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  • Hyphenation: zij‧de
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯də

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch side, from Old Dutch sīda, from Proto-West Germanic *sīdā, from Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ.

Noun

zijde f (plural zijden)

  1. side, face (of an object)
    Synonym: kant
Usage notes
  • The compound form is generally zij. This variant is also used to express the sense “next to, alongside” as in aan de zij van haar man (alongside her husband). Otherwise it is fairly rare.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
adjectives
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: sye, sy
  • Negerhollands: sie, śi

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch side, from Old Dutch *sīda, from Latin saeta.

Noun

zijde f (uncountable)

  1. silk
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: sy
  • Negerhollands: sie

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch sidi, a contraction of sijt gi (modern zijt gij).

Contraction

zijde

  1. (Brabant) contraction of zijt gij
Usage notes

The contraction is sometimes reinforced with an additional gij, giving zijde gij.